It's time to plant!

In yet another attempt at blogging, I've decided to document my experiences gardening. My overall goals are:
1. Keep track of when plants have been watered
2. Take pictures of progress as things grow
3. Have an awesome garden by the time I find a job

Now, let's talk a little about awesome. Kind of an overused word, no? So here's my definition: my awesome garden will have variety - herbs, vegetables, and flowers. It will used as many found materials as possible and cost as little as possible. I will find a way to take care of it even while working (optimism!! See how I'm talking like I will have a job soon?). And, most importantly, my garden will be awesome because it is mine and I love it already. I put things in the ground and they are green and they are going to grow!! I find this incredibly exciting. So, without further ado, here is my awesome garden!


Hello, little basil plant! I got this guy from the Culver City farmers market two days ago (3/29). I watered it today, and it looks pretty happy. Ideally, I'll be making tons of pesto from this plant!


This mess of plant is oregano! Also purchased from the Culver City farmers market, but I thiiiink it was at least 3 months ago. So it's been doing pretty well, considering I don't do ANYTHING to it. But, I watered it today, and hopefully with some more attention it will start looking happier!


These are green onions and dude they smell SO good! I got these on Tuesday with the basil, and I am definitely going to have to replant them since each little green thingy is another green onion! I bet they'll want more room than what they have, but I figured it was better to get them in the ground than to let them just chill inside. I am really excited to eat these.


One of the wonderful things about the house I live in is that it came with a) all of the pots you see in these pictures and b) some plants of its own! These two are rosemary and thyme (ha), and there used to be some basil in here but it must have been a long time ago. I cleaned out a bunch of weeds and tried to prune the plants a little, but I'm going to wait until I do some more research before I get too prune-happy. So far: these also smell delicious and I am gonna put some thyme in whatever I happen to eat for dinner tonight.

Another thing to think about: the thyme plant has flowers on it. Is this bad? I know other plants go to bolt and then they don't taste good anymore, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't happen with perennials. More investigation is required!


And this... this is a mystery plant. I found it in the backyard and I was gonna throw it out, but I couldn't! Who knows what it is? What if it gives me delicious things to eat, or pretty flowers? I figure I can take the 10 seconds to water it to find out. Mysterious!

To come: thoughts on...
-fertilizer!
-building planting boxes
-what else to put in all of the other pots that I found around the backyard (including a wheelbarrow!!)

(Also: I got a library card today and a book on gardening. So exciting! It's this book: http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Anywhere-Alys-Fowler/dp/0811868753)