Well, I finally finished the gardening for the year. A bit sad really, to pull up all the tomato plants, even though the slugs enjoyed most of the tomatos. Even the cucumber plant that had yeilded so much this year had to go. It didn't dissappoint.. there was one last cuc for us to enjoy.
We dug it all up and I heaved a sigh of relief and got a little excited about next years crop. I learned so much in my first year with my very own garden, without my mom tell me this or that. I made tonnes of mistakes that I hope not to repeat and maybe next year I won't lose so much of my harvest to the raccoons, squirrels and slugs.
But after clearing it all out, adding the coffee grounds and tilling the soil, it is nice too look at that little plot of land behind my house and dream about the possibilities for next year. All my gardening mistakes are gone. Only an emply plot, soon to be covered with snow. And in the spring I can start afresh and with hope. I like that about spring.
But for now, I'll enjoy winter. No more weeding for a few months. Just plotting and planning and ordering seeds. What do you plan to plant next spring?
