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Unexpected pleasure.
I am officially one month into my experiment in gardening- taking a page out of the book my mother writes. I could never understand her delight in digging in the dirt; I only know that some of our best talks occurred while we aimlessly wandered the yard, picking weeds and watering in the summer dusk. I never held an interest until this summer when I planted my tomatoes and now am finding so much joy in a place I was not aware of.
The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses. ~Hanna Rione
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Nobody is dead yet.
Good news. I have not killed any tomato plants yet. In fact, I have expanded my family. More basil, more cilantro, thyme, chives and another tomato plant. And a big tomato plant that I have nicknamed “Fighting Chance”. I figured for my first time out, it didn’t hurt to take out an insurance policy.
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Hot mess.
My babies
I got it into my head this summer that I will be a gardener. Yes, I already realize the irony in this, as I have yet to keep more than two plants alive my whole life. And one of those plants is still on the fence. But I get a ridiculous amount of sunlight on my patio, and I spend a ridiculous amount of money on tomatoes every summer, so why not….right??