Cheryl Beck:  

2/26/09 This year has brought new challenges and last few months have been busy but productive. The gardening project is going even better than expected. We've been reading about the soil food web, (amazing!) how to support it, compost, worm bins - I'm staring at pictures of rotting garbage and worms and saying things like "Oooo" and "Cool!" My youngest son thinks I've gone completely 'round the bend. He might be right. We scored a 400 sq ft garden plot at a nearby community garden and I am anxious to get started on sprouting some seeds and digging in the dirt. The "garden room" in back is undergoing an experimental attempt at growing some grass so we can have a VERY little lawn to enjoy and soon we'll be setting out the new forsythias. The potted apple tree and the blueberries have weathered the winter (so far- knock on wood) but neither rosemary survived the cold. I jumped the gun and planted some carrot seeds left over from last year a couple of weeks ago - what the heck? The potted garden and the community garden should have been enough digging in the dirt for anyone but then my husband had yet another moment of madness (hey, he married me didn't he?)and committed ...Expand for more