I'm Back In My Garden!

It feels good to be back in my garden again! I haven't been sick or anything but just worrying about some financial problems that I have been having.

I have decided to not let them get the best of me and so I went back to working on my garden!

Right now we are having very hot and humid weather here in Philadelphia but I haven't let that get to me either! I save rain water just for occassions like this when the weather is hot and humid and we haven't had rain for a while!

I have done some plantings earlier but so far nothing to harvest yet! But I still have some time this season to plant more things as well!

I have been doing a lot of weeding but I realize that this is a part of the growing process!

I Started My Garden!

Actually I started trying to start an herb garden indoors but it hasn't worked too successfully yet - LOL!

But for more reasons than one I'm glad that I started my garden this year because it says a lot about the rest of my life. In the past years I was worrying about financial problems but I have decided not to let them get the best of me! Although I know that there is no such thing as free money I'm not going to give up hope!

Besides having a garden is very theraputic for me in more ways than one! I also want to be able to use the herbs that I grow in my spells as well as with my cooking. So far I have planted some peas and onions and I'm taking it slow and trying to enjoy the whole process of gardening instead of rushing through it.

Everything Has Layers!

As you can see from this picture, I try to use everything that I have! The sticks I'm saving so that I can use for wood in my fireplace (I still have to have the fireplace built and installed yet - LOL!

I can also use these sticks as stakes for my garden vegetables and some of the sticks are shaped nicely enough to make a nice wand (or two!)

Of course the bucket is going to be recycled and used for something else.

If you're wondering where the sticks came from - they are from an maple tree that is in the front of my house. When the weather gets really bad and there are storms, some of the branches will break and fall!

I'm thinking that there are so many things that I can use these sticks for and I have much more than you see here gathered up!

It's been raining like crazy and my garden needs some tending to but at least I DO have a garden that I am tending to this year. What makes it even better is that I still have some time to plant some more things as well!

Also I'm on the lookout for pumpkins too!

I Started My Garden!

I don't have any pictures to show yet but I have started my garden!

Outside I have replanted some turnips (at least I think they are turnips - LOL!) that a neighbor gave me. Today's rain should help them along quite nicely!

Inside I have started planting some seeds to start growing inside before I transplant them outside.

As I was looking at my outside garden today I noticed that I have a lot of tree branches that fell from one of the past storms and I have been saving them all! Ultimately I want to be able to use some of them in my fireplace - when I have my fireplace(s) - LOL!

There are lots of things that I have been finding outside! I found some pine cones that I used in my Christmas decorations last year and I decided to save them.

I mention this because part of my chosen path has to do with being a green witch and to me that means using and utilizing all that nature has to offer - surely an abundance of tools and materials are at my fingertips and I am going to use them all!

A Picture From My Garden - Finally!

Well I finally got to posting a picture from my garden here!

This is a picture of one of my bean plants growing against the cement of the outside garage wall! This picture was taken back in August (I think) and it looks pretty healthy as far as how it is growing.

As of now the plant is still growing but no beans to harvest yet!

I planted some other things as well, such as corn and tomatoes and hope to use them with my cooking!

The picture by far is not the only thing I planted but at least it is what I took a picture of - LOL!

Hopefully more pictures will be forthcoming!

We have been having a lot of rain in the Philly area and the temperatures are getting cooler so I'll see how the rest of my garden turns out!

Herb - Mint

Mint can be used in spells to help your prosperity, healing and creativity.

I have grown this in my garden before but never knew of all the things that it can be used for!

I Seem To Have A Little Bit Of A Cold Today!

Actually I think that it may be an allergy since I was outside yesterday raking up some leaves. I was all in the hedges and the weeds so I think that's where I got my allergy symptoms from.

But not to worry because I have my tea bags waiting for me and I'm going to have some hot tea with my breakfast this morning. I'm also going to add some lemon and honey to my tea because that always seems to do the trick. I'm out of brandy though!

On the garden front, I have started planting but nothing has come up yet.

I Started My Garden Today!

Actually I just started clearing some ground for my gardening but at least it is a start! I was out back emptying some trash and I looked at where I had my garden last year and it reminded me of how much I enjoyed gardening. So I said 'Problems be darned!' and started the first steps at starting my garden this year!

Today was one of those days where the sky was gray and it looked like it was going to rain so I didn't have any bees to worry about and I had just got a new hoe last year! So I started to dig and weed a clear space to start.

Now I am ready to plant something!

I also didn't have my camera with me when I started weeding but I will take some pictures and start posting them here!

Having and tending to a garden of one's own is so enjoyable as long as you don't let it stress you out. I have learned that the slowest way is the quickest way to learn and I look forward to working on my garden a piece at a time!

I should also remind people that gardening is a very good way to be in touch with nature! I was cutting hedges the other day and just being outside made me feel great!

Update

May 2011

I just wanted to add that I have started my garden again this year but I'm going slow at it because I have been worrying about other problems that I have been having. I'm coming to the conclusion that I am just making my problems more worse by worrying about them.

I have started planting outside and I have some seedlings inside that I want to grow a little bit more before I transplant them outside.

And I also want to start an herb garden as well!

Spring Is In The Air..............................

Even though my favorite time of the year is autumn I can't help but notice that spring is in the air! You can tell by the warmer weather and the grass and the buds on the trees!

I was reminded of this while I was out earlier today gathering the trash for the trash pick-up. Besides noticing the warmer temperatures it gave me a chance to look at the remnants of my garden. There are of course lots of weeds and some debri that has to be cleaned up but that is getting to be part of the fun of having a garden!

While I will be planting and growing vegetables I'm also thinking about the herbs that I want to plant this year as well! And I'm thinking about the herbs that I plant going into the food that I will be making too!

I just want to try everything!

Using My Garden As A Sanctuary

I saw this phrase on a message board and thought it inspiring. I never thought to think of my garden as a sanctuary but it could be.

I Started My Garden!

I was looking at my gardening notes (yes I keep notes (-: and saw that I haven't had a garden since 2003! 4 years! A lot has gone on in my life in those 4 years and I can see why I wasn't doing any gardening. But to turn this into a happy post I started planting my first seeds in the past few days!

This is quite an accomplishment for me and I'm very excited to have started my garden again! It gives me more meaning now since I have taken the path of a hedge/green/kitchen witch. I mean really - shouldn't a hedge/green/kitchen witch have a garden!!!!!!

My first planted seeds are just a few vegetables but I plan on planting something like every two weeks. (Hopefully I'll post some pictures here of my garden). Excited as I am I just want to plant everything but my past experience with gardening has shown me that having patience is the best thing.

I'm thinking of having a true witch's garden which just means that besides having a lot of different things planted, the things that I plant I will use also in my cooking and my spellwork which brings me to the subject of herbs.

I can just imagine harvesting my herbs! Gathering the harvest and wrapping them together with string.......................

I have a good sized area for my garden and have a section for herbs and a section for vegetables and I'll plant flowers and the like at different corners or areas. But one of the most important things that I have learned about gardening is that it takes patience. There will be a lot of maintenance but there will also be a lot of fun times watching them grow, picking and harvesting them.

I don't know how many of you out there have gardens or are thinking about starting a garden but I would highly recommend it! Not only is it relaxing it also teaches one patience and gives you more appreciation for nature and what goes on with nature. When I'm out in my garden I like feeling the breeze and looking at the trees and just hearing the sounds of the neighborhood. All of this does wonders for your soul. And when your soul is at peace so are you.