April showers bring May flowers

I have been wanting and talking about having a garden for a very very long time.  I never did it because I was intimidated.  I was also afraid that I would kill my plants and put all the money I invest in planting the garden down the drain.  But this year, the hubby was nagging me.  He kept nagging me and asking me when I would start a garden.  He said I should just take the plunge and do it.  Just to get him off my back, I told him I would do it this year.  So guess what?  Yes, I started a garden this Spring (March)! 

I started the garden small with just a few things

I wanted to start small and just start with a few varieties of plants.  I started by buying a few of those plants in brown bags from Sams, which included grapes, potatoes, onions, strawberries, asparagus, sweet potatoes, and strawberries.  I then followed the instructions on those bags and planted my garden.  I started off with some success and everything seem to be growing just fine.  The more time I spent on taking care of the plants the more I like this gardening business.  I joked around with my youngest the other day that he's not my baby anymore because I got other babies now so he's been replaced.  LOL  Gardening is actually kind of addicting.  I find myself thinking about my plants, and watching videos on how to garden and plant things, I google search how to plant and take care of plants all the time.  I started the garden about a month and a half now at this point.  Everything is growing and it's so exciting to watch and it's so rewarding!  

I actually didn't know asparagus is perennial.  It grows back 
every year and can produce up to 20 years.  That's why they 
get a permanent spot in my garden!

My potato plants are doing great!

Onions are great too!

Carrots are slowly but surely growing.
I'm gradually adding more plants now
that I'm a little more confident with
gardening.

My sweet potatoes are growing slips and I'm just

waiting for them to get bigger so I can plant them in soil.

And one of the two grape plants I planted is doing good.

The other one I'm not so sure.  I think I trim it too much

before planting it in the soil.

Now I get why people enjoy gardening so much!  The more I garden, the more confident I am doing it, and the more plants I'm adding to my garden.  These pictures were taken a few weeks ago.  Since then I have added tomatoes, and lettuce and more onions and potatoes to the garden.  I'm learning A LOT and still have a lot more learning to do.  I'm so glad I finally started the garden and the other day I actually thanked the hubby for nagging me to do it.  He was actually right for once!  LOL  

I even started a compost pile.
It's getting pretty full I think
I might have to start a new box
soon.