So to start off the year I want to give you something special from my garden.
A few years ago I was known as the Grim Reaper of the plant world. When I walked through garden centres and nurseries you could almost hear the plants screaming out in pain - trying not to get picked up by me.
I was never put off by the fact that everything I bought died a painful death. I continued to persevere in buying plants full of energy, taking them home and then I'd fane surprise that after 2 weeks of neglect they would be dead. I blamed the weather, the nursery that sold defective plants, not having the perfect place to plant things....the list just goes on and on. I have never been one short of excuses!
This all changed about 3 years ago when I started to investigate what exactly I was doing (or in my case not doing) which resulted in everything dying. Turns out that plants need love, water, weeding and a lot more work than I ever realised.
I turned over a new leaf (okay you can laugh now) and started focusing on planting things that I can eat. The excitement of planting a baby tomato tree and then 2 months later, picking the beautiful red gems of goodness and the feeling of creation in your hands just can't be beaten.
I really need to give special thanks to Keith for installing the automatic sprinkler system this year - without which my babies wouldn't have lived through the Cape Town heatwave while I was away on holiday .
Last night, Meatless Monday, was a feast of home grown goodness. Freshly picked tomatoes, chillies, oregano and thyme.
Rosemary Gough
3 comments:
The Grim Reaper! Think that can apply to me too. My little herb garden that I started last year are the first plants to have survived and some are even flourishing. I think when you plant something with a specific end goal (i.e food for you & me), you tend to give it better attention and (for me) actually remember to water it. :-)
Next step for me is a veggie garden - some home grown tomatoes sounds fabulous!
Funny, isn't it? All my plants also died on a regular basis until I started planting stuff you can eat. I call that having your priorities straight.
hahah that was funny. I love that pic too! Something about planting, growing and then eating the food from your own garden that makes you feel closer to God too
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