I moved into a new apartment a couple weeks ago and now have a little patio with lots of sunshine, so I decided to try gardening. A little bit of background - I told my mom I was going to plant a garden and she said "good luck, if you succeed you won't have gotten your green thumb from me". When I was little, I remember all my friends planting flowers with their families in their yards. My family's idea of "planting flowers" was choosing what color of flower the landscaping crew would plant in our yard. Due to allergies and no "green thumbs", our family never planted anything growing up. But it was on my list, so I had to try!
I did some research by asking questions to my family and friends that garden and reading articles on the internet. I decided I wanted to try planting a couple flowers, a few herbs and a few vegetables. I took a trip to Home Depot and had a great conversation with one of the garden designers there who walked me though everything I would need to start and helped me refine my list of items to garden. I picked up everything I needed, headed home and planted my first potted garden! Here is what I ended up planting:
- Mint
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Cucumber
- Red bell pepper
- Banana pepper
- Marigold and other type of annual flower
I'm excited to watch my mini-garden continue to grow and hopefully get to cook with some of the herbs and vegetables!
I did some research by asking questions to my family and friends that garden and reading articles on the internet. I decided I wanted to try planting a couple flowers, a few herbs and a few vegetables. I took a trip to Home Depot and had a great conversation with one of the garden designers there who walked me though everything I would need to start and helped me refine my list of items to garden. I picked up everything I needed, headed home and planted my first potted garden! Here is what I ended up planting:
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