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I remember one Spring when my friend Lynda’s garden yielded A LOT of zucchini. The zucchini in her garden grew wild that year, and she had so much to give away to friends. I prepared so many recipes with zucchini that summer that it became a bit of a joke in my house. I just couldn’t bare to let any of it go to waste. Lynda’s bounty turned out to be quite a blessing for my family, as it was during a time when money was a bit tight. The abundance of vegetables helped me to stretch my grocery budget.
As far back as I can remember, I have grown an herb garden. I love cooking meals for my family flavored with fresh herbs from my garden. There’s nothing like cooking with home-grown ingredients. Although my own garden has been somewhat limited to a patio garden in recent years, I buy produce from local farmers as much as possible. This year I am expanding my own spring garden to include a salad garden and few other vegetables. I can only hope that it does so well as Lynda’s garden did that year of the bountiful zucchini.
When we grow, we grow more than just plants. As my garden grows, so does my family. All of the kids are getting older, and I hope to pass my love of gardening and cooking with fresh ingredients onto them.
I choose Miracle-Gro for my herb garden, because I want to give my plants their best chance. I will also use it for my vegetable garden this Spring. I like the convenience of using one product for all of my gardening.
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I don’t have the yard to grow a garden, but I definitely buy all my produce at the farmer’s market 🙂
My husband is excited that spring is here and he can start his vegetable garden again. He usually grows tomatoes the way your friend grew zucchini!
I would love to have a huge garden! Home grown veggies always taste best!
I love cooking with homegrown ingredients. My family bonds over our garden every year.
I love my garden. we have one every year.
There is nothing better then cooking a meal or desert that is from something you grew. It just taste so fresh. I love how you said when you grow you also grow your family.
Wish I had a garden! Even a few square feet would be enough for pole beans or a small cherry tomato plant. But we live in an apartment, and even though we have a terrace, it faces northwest and gets only 15 minutes of sun late in the day.
I love charting our kids growth, it is so fun. We do this every 6 months.
i love growing gardens and try to do it where ever i live. right now i do not have a yard but the community is going to grow a garden and i will be participating.
We have started our garden. Many things are in the seedling stage… as soon as they are ready, we will get them into the garden. The carrots, however, are in the ground – as are the herbs.
I admit that we are never sure of our garden success. We always get a few good things out of the garden, some years on a weekly basis. However, some years just produce a few really great items a month. The herbs are always there to work for us (I think I grow them to feel success in case nothing else takes). 🙂
Good luck to you – I hope to see some pictures of your garden