I started this blog ten years ago with this quote "Gardening is something I enjoy, but not something I am good at. So, in the vein of, it is all a learning experience, I have started this blog in the hopes that in, say, ten years or so, I may have actually learned something. :o)"
Ten years later and I have learned so much. My gardens bring me so much joy. I still have much more to learn, but I no longer feel as though I have two black thumbs... so i guess this blog worked :)
After reading Plant, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, I decided I wanted to try something new -- a winter garden. They say that winter gardens (known as spring gardens in the rest of the US - but here in Texas they start in January!) are actually easier than spring/summer gardens, because you don't have to deal with the heat. We'll find out!
Today, I purchased 40 asparagus crowns, 25 onions, 5 lettuce plants and an artichoke. I'm not optimistic, but we'll see what happens!
I absolutely love cilantro! I have tried to grow it in the past, but it always seems to bolt pretty quickly in the heat. So imagine my surprise when I walked out to plan where I wanted to put my asparagus bed, and I found a huge patch of cilantro! I know I had planted some seeds last year maybe? Or was it two years ago? I did have a plant come up, but nothing amazing. Now I'm wondering if i spilled the seed packet or something, because this is an whoooole lot of cilantro! Yum! Unfortunately, I really love cilantro in salsa, and tomatoes this time of year are gross. I do have a cilantro lime salad dressing that I think I'll try it with!
