grow my own food

i want to work on this one this year. i just got some seeds and have done a little research into soil testing, since growing in this area is supposed to be sort of questionable. if that doesn’t work out, i might go for container gardens.

we have some potted plants on the porch, but have been away so much and also unfortunately neglectful at times, that they’re not doing very well at all. we might end up with hot peppers and maybe a pumpkin, and thankfully at least my aloe is still doing ok…needs to be repotted though.

got some information about soil remediation, so that i almost feel ready to take it on for next year. right now, the hot pepper is thriving and starting to grow peppers (it must be incredibly hardy), and some sort of mystery squash has sprouted in our sidewalk. actually, lots of cool weeds are thriving, which we love, but the neighbors don’t :(

unfortunately i live in an area where the soil is pretty bad, so you have to either do soil remediation first or make raised beds. eventually i want to have a full permacultural garden, though, with fruit trees and everything. i started herbs in pots this year, which was a humbling experience but also hopefully a learning one (and a few of them are still alive)