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Growing A Garden

July 14, 2015

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My gramps after retirement really took to gardening, he made a huge plot and grew everything imaginable. As a kid I didn’t understand why, it’s only vegetables, what’s the big deal?

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A couple months back I attended a gardening workshop at a local gardening centre. After having a successful herb garden the year before I wanted to learn more. I didn’t realize itn that moment how rewarding and difficult it would be. Vegetables do not simply grow they need time, love and attention

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The start was difficult the seeds wouldn’t germinate even though I watered them, had them on a bright window sill, so I moved them and placed a plastic bag over top to create a greenhouse effect, it worked within a few days I had little plants! Oh joy! Then they kept growing and soon needed to head outside.

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I had all these pots and thought they’d be great for container gardening. Little did I know the bigger the container the bigger the plant, the kept growing and growing.

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They all came close to death a few times when I went away for the weekend and didn’t have anyone to water them, luckily they bounced back! A wind storm destroyed one of the bean plants and I’m scared the squirrels will get the tomatoes as they did my strawberries. Having a garden is an adventure. It’s really rewarding to plant a seed and a few months later eat the food you’ve grown. It’s not easy, more a labour of love, and I think I’ll try it again next year.

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