Gardening Fix

[SIGH]....I finally got a good dose of my gardening fix last weekend. Being away visiting family and friends and Big Bear the last few weekends has taken me away from my beloved gardening. But, just this last Friday and Saturday, I got to go with my step-mom to gardening school classes and it was just the refreshing time I needed. I got VERY inspired about IPM (integrated pest management) and vegetable gardening. I was also reminded of the mighty power of compost.

Sooooooooo.....we stopped by Lowes and I found this cute miniature rose tree (in the picture - my parents' garden - mine is hoping to grow up to be like their's someday!) on sale and I picked up some seeds to try and grow peas, carrots, and spinach. Also during this week I managed to pick up a small trash bin to start my very own compost pile -- we'll see how it goes, I'm sure it will take some time to get the hang of it. But it was great fun to drill some holes in it (yes, I used the electric drill!) and it already has some garden clippings, old soil, and other stuff. Now I'll just wait for my folks to brink up some "starter compost" from their garden and I'll even have little 'wormies' to decompose things faster!

Who would have ever thought that deadheading out of anxiety when getting my psych license seven years ago would have turned into such a wonderful hobby!