My first idea comes from a deep love of flowers and gardens. Yet, I kill nearly every flower I try to grow and have yet to start a garden. My family lives on a large enough property (not too big but not small either) that we have plenty of space to make our lives a little sustainable on the land. We've talked about adding hens, growing a garden and nearly every day I drive past a house that has beautiful hydrangeas out front, all while thinking "one day." We have lived in our home for four years but our yard looks like no one has lived here in 10. I am not proud of our outdoor space at all. I have to add that all of the efforts have been put on the changing the inside (and a few of the outside structural issues). Nearly every room has been completely remolded by my husband alone so I am grateful for his dedication and skills in changing our home. However, I am ready to make our landscaping more attractive now as well. My goal would be to add flowers along the front and side and add a garden box in the back. Here are a few questions that I have as I think about this project, and hopefully would find answers to as I complete the project:
1. What location is best for Hydrangeas to grow? 2. Do we have good soil? (What is good soil?) 3. How often do I need to water the flowers before I accidentally kill them? 4. In previous attempts I think I over watered the flowers. How do you really learn how much water is enough? 5. What vegetables should I start out growing? 6. Which ones are easier to grow, more difficult, etc? 7. Are there seasonal vegetables? Even in So. Cal? 8. Will we eat more vegetables if we are a part of the growing process? 9. What is the best location for growing veggies? In a planter box, or is the backyard just as good? 10. If I do use a planter box why? How? What supplies are needed for that?
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Jessica Love
6/20/2015 06:00:31 am
I love your gardening idea, but it will require some financial investment. I'm not sure if that's a concern for you. If so you may want to go with the mindcraft idea.
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Kelly, like Jessica, I think there is a lot of potential behind the gardening project. I personally don't know anything about gardening, but I know the benefits of it could be shared with your school and community. I actually, started a food garden at the high school I worked at and had no idea where to begin. Surprisingly, there were a handful of colleagues with green thumbs in my school, and students quickly joined in. We then took on to the adventure to all learn together. It is definitely a great experience to take on with your daughter and I'm sure your husband will appreciate your contribution to your home. I can't wait to see the results!
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jeff
6/22/2015 09:55:55 am
Kelly,
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