Perhaps one of the most exciting things about building a new home, was the fact that our back yard is vast. There would be plenty of room for a volleyball court, a good sized pool and a vegetable garden. The latter of the three will be the only thing being built in our back yard. There is a sunny patch, on the east side of the house, which should still get plenty of sun, but not so much that our lovely veggies will burn to a crisp in the searing Central Valley heat. That's my hope anyway.
It's been years since I've gardened. My parents were always avid gardeners, we always had a bounty of various plants in the summer-time; tomatoes, many varieties of peppers, squash, onions, carrots, greens. But this was a long time ago, when I was still in high school. I remember coming home, and my chore, every evening would be to do the watering, while my parents picked any ripe produce.
I'm excited to continue this tradition in our new home, with a new life. My questions are many:
When do we start?
What should we plant?
How big?
How many?
We have zero supplies, coming from half a decade in apartment life. We don't even have a lawn mower yet! It's exciting, and I suppose we'll learn as we go.
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