I did it - gardening

 

 Yesterday I said I was going to go to menards and look into buying growing bags, and try to grow a late crop of vegetables that would still grow.  I found these black bags, and bought six of them.  In the four you see here I planted a potato that I found in my kitchen growing eyes.  From what I read online the potatoes need at least two eyes formed.  This potato had 8 so I was able to cut it into pieces and plant them.  

In the other two blog bags I decided to give beets and onions a go.  Not sure if they will work out because I am starting from seeds, but all I can do is try.  If I don’t try, I won’t know.  I also have a pot that I transplanted some plants Brad had growing in the house.  Not really sure what they are and how much space they need, so again……we will see what happens.  

Now is a funny that happened in the store.  I was shopping and had my earbuds in.  Suddenly I see out of the corner of my eye some guy talking to me, so I pop out an earbud and he asks me if I need any help (I check…..he isn’t a worker), and I told him I was doing alright by myself.  He then tells me he will be around if I need his help, and that I was pretty.  Ummmm, does that pick up line really work?????  Every single time I looked up he was still standing there at the end of the aisle.  It was actually kind of creepy.  


Of course, I ended up buying way too much.  This was my cart by the time I left the store.  Six cloth bags for planting in, eight bags of top soil, and two very large bags of potting soil.  I thought this stuff was going to kill me as I tried to load it into the car.  Thankfully when I got home I got help from Brennan and Genavieve.  They carried everything to the back yard.  

Next year I will do all of this right and will have a raised garden with a cute path going down to my garden……I can’t wait, and I just hope Brad can turn my vision into a reality.  I told him what I want, and now it is up to him to figure out how to make it work.


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