Ordinary scissors do not seem to be the best gardening tool
Mark’s gardening aptitude appears better than mine
Jenny is being a great help!
We planted lettuce, eggplant and peppers in this little plot – cherry tomatoes, snap peas and basil elsewhere
Basil bliss!
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June 25, 2016 at 09:35
We have this great relationship: she plants, waits. I do the weeding in the meantime, trying to remember what the plants are SUPPOSED to look like, so I don’t rip them out, too. She trusts me (silly girl!)
June 25, 2016 at 09:40
Haha! This sounds very similar to our situation. I had no idea that after the planting, there was actually work involved. 🙂 I have been seen watering the young plants, but he is pulling the weeds. What we removed on the patch of dirt before planting, we have no idea. I hope no flowers or previously planted vegetables by the owner of the house. 🙂
June 25, 2016 at 09:35
Better to try than not to!
June 25, 2016 at 09:41
That’s right! The worst that can happen is that we lost $20 or that a deer has a tasty breakfast. 🙂
June 26, 2016 at 02:45
Think of the Brownie points you will score when the owners come back, if it’s a success! 🙂
June 27, 2016 at 10:47
That’s a good point, Jo! They were pretty encouraging with their “feel free to plant a vegetable garden” suggestion before they left. 🙂
June 26, 2016 at 11:31
I will leave that to you. Black thumb here. ?
June 27, 2016 at 10:48
We are trying to turn our black thumbs into green ones (temporarily). So far, so good! Nothing is impossible, right, Mlissabeth? 🙂
June 27, 2016 at 10:20
This is one of the the things I really miss about not having a land based home. I used to love gardening and growing our own vegies. It was so relaxing puttering around in the garden and watching the plants grow.
June 27, 2016 at 10:52
It is, surprisingly, pretty enjoyable to water the plants and check up on them every day. They are like extra little pets to take care of. On the boat, we grew basil, mint and spinach pretty easily. It is possible to grow a little garden on the boat, when you have the space for it. On our cat, we had a little box we would put in the cockpit – on the helm seat step when at anchor and under the table while underway. Our friends on monohulls would turn the top of their companionway into a garden.
June 27, 2016 at 16:19
Keep going it will reward your hard work!
June 27, 2016 at 16:44
We’ll try… just wished we had more time. 🙂
June 28, 2016 at 13:04
Liesbet it looks like you are having great success! Yes the kitchen scissors likely not quite the right tool but whatever works. Is that basil that you have growing so well? I have a terrible time getting basil to grow here for some odd reason.
June 28, 2016 at 14:29
Yes, it is basil, Sue, but we bought plants, not seeds. They are doing extremely well outside. The one I put inside, died. We are eating a bit of that and of the lettuce now. On our boat, we managed to grow basil as well. Not sure why yours is not doing well. The right amount of water and sun (and fertile ground) should do the trick. Listen to me, the expert! 🙂