My Garden Adventures

This morning I finally made it out to my garden bed, oh what a mess!

Lesson #1 - even though it is winter, unless there is snow on the ground (I live in San Diego there is NEVER snow on the ground), you must ALWAYS stay on top of the weeds.  Yes this is pretty much a common sense lesson, but I grew lazy and didn't keep up and spent forever out there weeding deep rooted grasses and dandelions.

Lesson #2 - prune your herbs in the winter, not the spring.  Again a common sense lesson but one I needed to learn.  I've decided to just pull most of my herbs and start afresh this year.  I've also pulled some that I've never even used like mint and replacing it with something I will use like cilantro.

I still have a ton of work to do, but first I need to purchase a better set of pruning sheers and a hand edger.  I probably should just rent an edger at Home Depot to do a quick job of it, but for maintence I need my own.  I think I'll go price both out tomorrow...

Lesson #3 - don't take tools over to dad's he's nicks them and I can't find them ever again.  ;)

Late start

Getting a late start to my gardening, but being here in Southern California it shouldn't make too much of a difference because we can pretty much grow tomatoes and peppers year around.  That is really all I am going to be doing this year, unfortunately.  However I am going to try and get enough of a yield to actually can this year!!!  :))

So Saturday I spent the afternoon cleaning out my box, tilling up the soil, and getting it ready to plant seeds.  I'm going to plant seeds directly in the ground this year.  I liked using the pods last year but going to try this way this year.  :))  Still doing the square foot gardens though - I am putting 4 pepper plants in the front row then going to grow tomatoes throughout the rest of the box.  Yes, I am hoping to have an abundant crop of tomatoes!  :))

I'll take pics as soon as I get my garden tools back from my dad (Mr. Gardening Tool Klepto, hehe)