My mom is a great gardener, and I did not inherit the green thumb. She has several amazing gardens, understands which plants need sun or shade, when to plant what, how often to water... but she never had enough sunlight at the house I grew up in to grow food or veggies.
Now, living on my own, I would love to grow a few simple plants--tomatoes, lettuce, maybe kale--but don't really know how to start. We don't have a yard, but have a small patio and of course, windowsills.
A year or so ago I bought a little herb kit at JoAnn because the pots were cute, and planted basil, chives, and parsley. They did really well until I went to France for two weeks and my sweet fiancé forgot to water them! But this spring I planted more, except this time just basil--it's my favorite. You can write the titles with the chalk provided, but I didn't want to write "Basil," "Basil," and "Basil," so I wrote fake titles, haha!
I love fresh basil and never want to spend $5 on the fresh package thing at the grocery store, and always forget to go to the farmer's market. So I love having my own I can use! I planted the three cute pots, and this pretty vintage planter all full of basil. They live on the windowsill in the kitchen.
Hm... they may be too close together.
But, I may get a BUNCH of delish basil!
What about you? Do you grow your own food? Any tips for a total newbie with very little time, space, or knowledge?
