not going to expand the garden in the future, I’ve decided. I have enough. so i’ll just be growing my salad greens from now on, and buying the rest of my veggies from the grocer. why? because it’s a struggle for me to maintain what I have and im not really enjoying it.
I like what I have now, and am thinking I will try to go back to work if I can find something accommodating, so it’s just a time thing mostly. I still have an hour a day allotted in my schedule for the garden but no longer 3 or 4 hours a day dedicated to the garden.
I will continue to garden in the future, but im starting to think of the whole thing as just a phase I was in. maybe in retirement, i’ll grow more of my own food but who knows.
and it was a little expensive, I spent almost $1,000 this year alone on it. many times I thought about packing it in, but decided I must do what I said I was going to do.
at the moment I have salad greens, jalapeno and onions, and some tea herbs in my tea garden. I don’t know why I did a tea garden, i barely drink herbal tea anymore, but it looks good and is a conversation piece for guests.
in the future it won’t be as expensive, half of the expense was garden soil to fill my 5 raised beds and mulch for my walking paths. i will probably replace the mulch every year and that will cost me about $200/a year to do. the rest of the expense will just be seeds.
going to go back to focusing on improving my living situation now at my place.
Your gardening gives you fresh air, physical exertion, plus you get some home grown healthy food to eat. Seems like a really good way to spend some of your time!