Last year, I bought a share in a CSA, and enjoyed a variety
of fresh veggies, eggs, and mushrooms all summer long. Actually though, it was
a little overwhelming toward the end. Part of it was not having the free time
when the box arrived to plan out what to make. Some veggies were easy, others
took more planning. I did get quite a bit frozen, and that’s been nice this
winter. But I ended up wasting some, and that was disappointing.
This year, instead of the CSA, I’m going to try gardening
again. Until recently I’ve always had a big garden. Over the years though, I’ve
managed to create too much shade in my back yard for a large plot, and had a
few bad years, so I cut back to just containers for a while, and last year not
even those. But now, I think I’ll make a new garden bed and see what happens.
To that end, yesterday I started the first flat of seeds in
the house. Now, most of these are pretty old, so if they don’t germinate I’ve
got plenty of time for a plan B. First I sorted all the packets by start dates,
and filled a flat with those that take the longest. I planted tomatoes, green peppers, and herbs, including parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives,
marjoram, and more. In another two weeks I’ll plant the faster seeds, and in
the meantime I’ll sort the flower packets by the same rule, and get some of
them going.
If all goes well, I should have nice fresh vegetables to
enjoy, and maybe even enough to put some by for winter. If not, well, there’s
always the farmer’s market to fall back on!
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| Rollie contemplating his favorite herbs |
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