My first container garden

I finally sat down and read the instructions for planting a garden in my book You Can Do It.  Yes, I know I said I was going to do that a couple of weeks ago.  Since my retirement I just don't get into a big hurry to do anything.  My daughter-in-law loaned me a couple of really good books by Rick Riordan.  I've been anxiously waiting for the next book in the series to be published.  I digress.  After reading the gardening chapter I decided it might have been a good idea to have jumped into action a little sooner.  The author suggests start planting in February and March.  Oops!  Better late than never is my philosophy.  I always do things my way anyway.  What's a couple of months in the whole scheme of things?

Turns out to get my Dig It Merit Badge I don't have to plant a complicated garden.  The author suggests planting a practical container garden.  Not a lot of digging and weeding.  Now this is something I think I can handle.  Tomorrow I plan to go shopping for containers, potting soil, fertilizer and seeds.  To earn the badge I must be able to harvest my crop for a meal.  This little city girl is going to plant leaf lettuce, carrots, and basil from seed and also a tomato plant.  On my trip with my father to Branson last week I purchased some black cherry balsamic oil.  That should go very well on my garden salad.  I may get ambitious and plant a few flowers in a container too.  Then besides my home grown meal I'll have a lovely bouquet of fresh cut flowers to brighten up the event.

Yeeha, I'm on my way to earning my first Big Girl Merit Badge.  I am going to have to make a sash or banner to display my merit badges on as I earn them.  This could be fun.  OK, stop your laughing.  I know I am just a big kid.  Just don't tell me it is work.  I'll pretend I am playing and I can enjoy most anything.  Life is much too short and I'm going to enjoy what ever time I have in this crazy old world.