Why not look into square foot gardening or container plants in that area. You
cand grow flower, vegetables or what ever. For about $35 you can have some of
the richest soil around with ferniculite, compost, and peat moss.
Go to google and type in square foot, or container gardening, there is a wealth
of info on both types of gardening.
RJ
----- Original Message -----
From: Claudia
To: Claudia
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:14
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Gardening?
So All,
I think I've decided to try my hand at a little gardening!
Okay, don't laugh at me now!
I'm not a girl that liked to get dirty, but I figure it's time to try doing
something new.
On the side of my house, there is a pretty good-sized concrete ledge, which
is almost waist high!
My in-laws recently planted two plants there, without my consent, but I feel
I owe it to them, to give them a chance to grow! Unfortunately, one of them
has already died, so I uprooted all the dead stuff!
Yes, I do know what is dead plant material and what is alive!
Anyway, I also cleared the debris in this whole little section; there was
dead grass, sticks and leaves there, so I got rid of all of that!
So, here are my very beginner questions! This whole area is covered in
dirt, but there is only one plant currently growing there. Do I water the
whole area? Do I want some grass growing here, or should I continuously
clear it away? My thought is that there should be grass there, so it
doesn't look so forlorn and barren, with my one plant!
So, this is the extent of my gardening ability or inability, but I found it
quite relaxing, so I'm trying to think of what else I might be able to put
there that I can tend to!
What do you do with the waste? It gets recycled in brown paper bags, isn't
that correct?
Are there any sights I can go to, to get good beginning ideas? If I
seriously take this up, , I do not plan to wear gloves, since I won't be
able to feel what I'm doing!
Claudia
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