Pumpkins, sweet, and strawberries to eat
And Texas sweet potatoes.
You have no idea how long I worked on that poem. I really wanted to replace the first line (the title), but nothing rhymes with Alisha. While searching on the internet -- you know, just to be sure -- I found a song that's actually called, "Nothing Rhymes with Alicia". I stopped looking after that because if there's a song about something, it must be true.
So anyway, this is my new hobby. Gardening. Container gardening on the balcony, to be precise. I have strawberries out there now and will be planting sugar pumpkins and sweet potatoes soon. And just look at the lovely fruit.
The previous photo is probably a little misleading. Those aren't strawberries from my plant. But they are from a photo of strawberries on the card that was hanging from my strawberry plant. So technically, they are strawberries from my plant. Kind of.
I started out only with one strawberry plant because it was more or less a test to see if I could keep something alive. Turns out, I couldn't. The plant was dead by the end of the first week. But I figured out what I was doing wrong (I think) and it seems to be reviving. I guess it was only mostly dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive.
I also decided to get a second plant, as you can see below. This photo was taken on the worse day for plant number 1. She's looking a little better these days and I think I even saw a new flower today.
Now for the sweet potatoes. I haven't actually planted them yet, but they're already flourishing. I've had a sweet potato sitting in a jar of water for several weeks. Just take a look at it. These photos were taken over the last three days.
Hopefully the vines will continue to flourish once they're planted. I also decided to plant pumpkins because they're supposed to be pretty easy to grow. We'll see about that. I've never grown anything, unless you count that bean that I wrapped in a wet paper towel and stuck in a baggie in science class when I was a kid. I'm sure there will be plenty of photos of this experiment over the next few months. Unless it's a complete failure. In which case, you'll never hear me speak of this again.
7 comments:
Why can't your miniature beagle be enough for you? Why do you have to have sewing and gardening? This is why I mope around!
Sharkdog seems to have the same problem Amiya has...thinking the world should revolve around him. I think it is great that you have these hobbies. I wish I was as talented as you. I sure hope this works so we can taste them next time we come to visit. Good luck and keep us posted.
I am planting a garden as well! We get a 12x15 plot of land in the field behind our townhouse and i'm pretty excited about it. Though in my family I'm known to have a "black thumb." I am hoping that year I can rid myself of the title
I told Alisha about the cactus. She said, "I didn't even know a cactus could die."
Sharkdog, you have hobbies, too. Like burying crackers in the couch and rolling around in the grass. I don't think you love me less just because you have other interests!
Amber, thanks. You have plenty of talents of your own. If the garden goes over well this year, I'm planning on getting a tree for the balcony next year!
Candace, best of luck with your garden. I hope you're able to shake the "black thumb" title. And I hope to see some lovely garden photos on your blog.
Hopefully you got a little of your PawPaw's genes. He was a GREAT farmer and could make anything grow. If that isn't enough, call Granddaddy David and ask him what to do. He'd love to hear some of his sweet potatoes have a new home in Austria.
You made me love you even more than I did before when you slipped that Princess Bride quote in there. All of your plants could die (but I hope they don't) and this endeavor would still be worthwhile just because it gave you the opportunity to use that quotation. You are officially awesome.
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