Gardening

I don't know if I have a "greenthumb" or not. I've never really planted much. And I'm not really sure where to start. At all. I use all of herbs at our house for cooking as well as quite a few vegatables even though Cody isn't a huge fan of that. I could probably be a vegatarian if I wanted to be, but I don't think I could drag Cody along on that one. Plus, the little boy loves his beef and chicken. He likes veggies too, just not a much. But that being said, I have no idea how to grow any veggies or herbs or anything. But considering the amount that I buy from the grocery store since our farmer's market season doesn't start until May 1st, I think I'd be saving money if I bought a couple of books. Luckily Cody's gung-ho about this garden because at this point I don't think you'll see me on my hands and knees in a garden. I think my job will be supervising as I'm currently 33 weeks pregnant. We'll see.

But other than the garden being a source of food for my family, it brings back memories of a simpler time when my grandmother would take me to the small garden she had behind the house and I could pick strawberries and well, really anything I wanted. I also remember my other grandmother and grandfather always having a pepper garden and I loved seeing the joy it brought them. My grandmother's real love was flowers but she loved just being out in the sun, with her hands in the dirt. Spring Breaks with her were spent at local farmer's markets looking for seeds or at local gardening stores. She always let me plant snap dragons because those were my favorite and when I came to visit in the early summer, they were usually still there. But then again, I am a little nostalgic at the best of times. I have a tiny porch that I sit on and wave to people from during the warmer weather. I still wave to farmers as they pass me on country roads. I believe in saying "Ma'am" and "Sir." I believe in being polite, not being afraid to get your hands dirty, just good old fashioned living that you don't see very often anymore. I believe in a place where people are proud for their accomplishments and are always willing to help out a friend or even just someone they just met. I know. I want a Utopia and it's probably not going to happen, but that doean't mean that I can't try. That doesn't mean that the aliens will not be brought up that way.

Anyway, I kind of lost track of where I was going with this. Sorry. I guess the point of this post is if you have any gardening tips, please let me know. Plus, I need tips on how to keep a pesky little wiener dog out of said garden.