It seems.every region of the country has it's particular weather woes, ours is blistering heat during the summer.  I am hoping I planted early enough this year so that we can harvest before the season of scorching sun arrives.  I tend to do better with Fall gardens but we shall see how it goes this Summer.ll   ... View more

I am so excited to be able to get my vegetable garden going this weekend since the weather is finally warming up here in NW Ohio. I am on Day 5 of my quit journey so I am treating myself to a few extras too (wink wink). It doesn't seem like much activity here, but if anyone wants to join and we can share tips and tricks. I will check this journal area along with my regular spot where I vent haha! ... View more

I live in a smallish apartment with no real outside area of my own to grow anything. I always liked helping with planting and gardening while growing up, but I have pretty much killed everything I've tried to grow.....does it stop me? no, I still get back up and try again.....just like my previous attempts at quitting smoking. My sister brought me one of those aero gardens and I set it up today. I am hoping that I am able to grow the three pods it came with (Basil, Dill, and Parsley). Hoping someone with a black thumb like mine can become someone with a green thumb this time around. Looking forward to any helpful tips anyone may have when it comes to growing things indoors or any types of plants you may know of that are extremely hard to kill.....think of me as one of those people who may need a book titled gardening for dummies 🤣  ... View more

As I began to plant my fall garden, I realized that I needed to plant a seed of self-determination.  The variety of which, blooms into a much healthier Life.  After all, am I not growing my own fruits and veggies, because I "Claim" to be health conscious? Am I not concerned about what I put into my body? If those declarations are true, then why am I intentionally excluding the very part of my body which "breaths" life into me? I have set a quit smoke date for 11/28/2023 in order to break new ground and prepare my body, just as I prepare my garden soil to something new and exciting.  I also realize that nothing could possibly assist with "grounding me" in this process than getting my hands a little dirty, instead of my lungs. I can DO this!!  🙂     ... View more

I started my garden in a porch box. We live in a trailer park . So I didn’t want to tear up the yard. My plants have done well. I’m amazed with all the high temperatures things are growing well. It keeps my mind off smoking. I’m using organic soil . I take pleasure in working in the soil. I have a green thumb . My wife has a black thumb. . I have zucchini, and yellow squash in individual planters. Water with miracle grow every other day. And just water opposite days.  ... View more