the little kitchen garden

It’s a MIRACLE.  We have edible things in our backyard, that I planted, that are actually growing and taste amazing.  There is a good chance no one but my dad was reading this blog when I posted about this, but to say the least, I have had a rough past trying to grow anything.  Lo and behold, when we moved into this new house, we had a backyard that had been full of fruits and vegetables.  A Japanese couple had been growing just about everything you could imagine and while this intrigued me, I didn’t know where to start to carry this on.

By the time we got over this and started thinking about the backyard, we had weeds knee high where a garden use to be.  So I decided to get serious about this and get rid of these weeds one by one.  One of the hardest projects I have ever tackled, but probably the most satisfying. 

Next, Mr. Hungry constructed the beds with stones that were in the backyard already plus a few fresh ones.  And then sometime last fall, I took the plunge to see if I could make anything grow.

I started with all tiny plants (instead of seeds…I needed to see some progress quick to feel like I could half way do this) and around Christmas, I had managed to keep all of the herbs alive and we started getting broccoli.  I’m still sticking with the fact that we have magical soil because I’m not sure I gave these things TLC everyday like they might need.

I meant to take pictures of the growth process, but kind of fell behind so instead I will show you some of what I got out of this thing...  We ended up with 8 heads of broccoli, parsley, rosemary, basil, parsley, sage, lavender, oregano, thyme,  tons of arugula and 3 heads of cauliflower.

Anyone else have any kind of garden?  Or interested in starting one? And yes, I consider an herb in a pot a garden.  So here is my attempt at one of my resolutions of growing more of the food I eat, and I feel like I have picked up a few things from my first crop and I am ready for spring.