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Plant a Garden

 Audrey Hepburn said,

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.

 

Container Garden
image courtesy of Jan Canty via Unsplash

The time to sow our seeds is almost upon us. Whether you're a raised bed veggie gardener or container gardener who loves flowers or full-on farmer, welcome to spring! My rose bushes in the yard already have leaves and are growing new limbs. So, they should be covered in blooms before the end of April. Earlier in the month when we had warm temps, I added some liquid fertilizer to the soil in my empty containers. Before sowing my seeds, I'll mix the soil up a bit to make sure I'm planting in loose soil to allow for root growth, and I'll add more of my Miracle Gro liquid fertilizer when I plant my seeds or repot my flowers.

If you've been following me for the past few years, you know I'm a [mostly] container gardener. I tried growing some veggies last year in my containers with little success. This year, I'm going back to all flowers, and I'm looking forward to sharing pictures of those with you throughout the season. 

Now, just because I'm more comfortable with growing flowers doesn't mean I won't try growing veggies again. But the next time, I want to try growing them in raised beds, hoping to give them more room for their roots to grow. That may happen in the next two to four years when I have more time to tend to a larger garden. Because there is so much therapy in playing in the dirt, watching plants grow, trimming flowers, and plucking veggies to eat with dinner.

The overnight temps should be stable enough soon to start planting my seeds and buying other flowers to repot. And of course, April is already promising a little bit of rain to help me out. Are you as excited as I am to see the backyard in bloom again?

Have a blessed day!

Patricia

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