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One definition of a Victory garden, also called war gardens, or “food gardens for defense”, were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Germany during World War I and World War II.
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So my tomatoes, basil, and peppers are dying in one bed. Those same plants, in the same setup, are totally fine in another. “Why oh why are you dying little plants? I love you!” I think. “You just need a tasty drink.” Time to feed them COMPOST TEA!
You can plan (and plant!) all you want, and research until your eyes bleed, but you will never know the ups and downs coming in your garden, and you don’t know what you don’t know. I have been outside most days, and not one day to day is the same. Every day changes and then I have to change with it or rethink what I was doing. A plant you put in the ground in the first week of May and looks great might start to yellow because it was raining too much in your area… Then you notice little holes in the leaves. Dag nabbit. Now I have to go find out what the heck is going on here.
I’m not sure how, but I forgot. A backyard garden! It’s been eight (!) years since I lived in a house with my own lawn. I missed it, and was all like “Yea, I gardened before. I’ll clear these flowers, and grow some food!”. Also I did not want to spend cash for a rototiller. Why waste money on that? I never used one at home. So I cleared and tilled the land with a shovel and time. I had some leftover baby weight that I wanted to get rid of anyhow. Nothing like a spring time gardening project to get the blood pumping and get in your daily cardio. “It’ll be easier than trying to get myself to work out.” I thought.
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