I Like

The I Like group was asked 

do you plant a vegetable garden or pots of herbs? What are your
favorites to plant? Do you prepare seeds in advance or buy little
plants? A raised bed, patio pots, or in ground? Any suggestions to what
grows well? Varieties you enjoy?

When we first moved to this house my Dad and I planted a large vegetable garden.  When my children came along their baby food was homegrown.  I was a hipster before the word had been invented! But as our huge maple tree got bigger and bigger the garden had less and less sun.  The garden got smaller and smaller until there was none.  

Last summer I was noticing with our new deck that there was a small area that got a lot of sunshine.  It made me consider doing some small container gardening this year.  I will need to research what will grow well in a container.  I know for sure tomatoes and plan to have at least one plant.  Hopefully, I will learn from the great group that shares every Thursday with LeeAnna.

I doubt that I will plant anything from seeds.  I know it is more expensive but I would rather buy a plant that is already started.  Maybe I am not as patient as I thought I was!

I love the taste of fresh-grown food.  I can imagine some crunchy delicious salads this summer.  Made all the more pleasant by eating them on my deck.  The weather is getting warmer but there is still a fair amount of snow out there.  

I am still liking my doggy boarding/daycare business.  I am learning a lot.  Banksy is such a good dog and I have to learn to trust his extinct more.  He barked and barked at the dog we met this morning which is not usual for him.  They played a bit but it got too rough pretty quick and Banksy was not happy about it.  This is not a good fit and saying no is the best way to go.  Sometimes it takes me a bit of time to recognize all the signs but I get there eventually.  I tend to want to give the other dog the benefit of the doubt but my boy has to come first.