Opening Day….

I like to garden.  I keep trying to do so successfully.  The ADD makes it a bit difficult.  I am told that I make a better hunter than a farmer….but the wife won’t let me get guns…..so that leaves a bit of gardening.  As I live in town [Nashvegas, Music City, USA] I have limited space.  I read lots of books and dream of my own farm one day….but gotta live near the hospital while the wife trains to be a surgeon….taken out body parts….pretty cool IMHO.

So…I have previously put in raised beds at our house in Augusta, Georgia.  We grew lots of vegetables and flowers.  I put in the automatic sprinkler system.  We had chickens….speaking – writing – whatever…I love chickens.  They are a bit dumb but infinitely amusing.  I intend to get a couple…three….four…they are quieter than my dog..stay away from roosters if you have neighbors.  That whole crow at dawn thing is bupkis…they crow all the time.  Pullets [baby girl chickens - that's what you want - avoid the straight run and the cockerals...little noisy *!$@#!]  The girl chickens are definitely quieter than my dog and the eggs taste good.  No you don’t need a rooster to get eggs….think about human females…but I digress.

So I read lots about farming and gardening.  I want to be more self sufficient and green but I am not.  I keep trying.  I’m not some kind of obsessive compulsive..judgmental…organic fashista.  I do prefer organic food and believe that we are better off without lots of petroleum products and amonia involved in the gorwing process….but I don’t really have time for the condemnation of the other people.  Most people are not actively evil…just rather misguided.  Uh…dang off topic again.

So raised beds produce more food.  Organic growing produces healthier food.  So I built me some raised beds in the back yard.

Step 1, find a place to grow some food.

Step 2, plan your garden.  I swear i’m gonna plan this time.  I promise.