Garden general Review

                                                  Home gardening

With so much going on in the world today you need to find an outlet to relax and unwind.For me it's having my own back yard garden. Now understand this can be as big or small as you like, depending on what you want to grow. I like to have fresh veggies during the summer and fresh veggies in the winter. Again depending on your specific taste or kind of veggies I pick out what I want. First thing I do is dig up the area where I am going to plant. Now I have been doing this for awhile so I have a good start with my own compost. Nothing but grass clippings and scrap veggies no meats or oil at all.

     I put my compost on top of my garden, turn it over and let it sit for a week. The next thing that I do is set out the plants of where I want them. Now I rotate my veggies from year to year this way here I do not use the same crop time after time. I head down to the garden store and pick up what I want and need. For me it's cucumbers, tomato's, zuccini summer squashes, peas, green and yellow bean and green and yellow peppers. Now my garden is all organic no chemicals at all. The draw back to this is weeds and bugs, now this is where you have to make a decision what you may want form chemicals. The only chemical I use is lime, I like my earth to be dark and rich.

     Now after all the planting is done the only thing you have to worry about is keeping it watered and weeded. I will water at early in the morning or just before sun down, why do I do this, It's due to the fact that watering at these times it evaporates less then if you water during the day. I like to plant my peas and beans and peppers early enough where I can get 2 or maybe 3 plantings in. I like to can these veggies so I have fresh veggies during the summer. The same goes true with the tomatoes I plant 2 types of tomatoes 1st are the plum ( less seeds ) and the others are big boys. My wife and I make our own tomato sauce and tomato juice.  There is nothing like having fresh tomato juice during the fall and winter. But the best is having you own fresh home made tomato sauce. Trust me they all taste as the day that you planted and harvest them during the summer and fall.

     The time that you spend working on your garden your not only saving some money with the fresh veggies but your getting out side in the fresh air, exercise and the satisfaction that you have done something that you and your family can be proud of. Now I'm not a tree hugger or anything like that I just like the idea that I can have great tasting fresh veggies and knowing that I can save a little money and have some fun at the same time...