Domestic Savvy

I was going to wait until next year to start my garden, once my compost was fully developed, however I have decided that it’s been such a beautiful start of the season that I should get out there and just do it! As I said a couple posts ago, I do not know very much at all about gardening. I do not have a green thumb. So on my journey; I plan to blog about what worked for me, and what didn’t, and the steps that I took. My first step was to write out a list of the vegetable most commonly used in my household, it would be un-savvy to plant items that wouldn’t go to good use! My list includes: Tomatoes, Romaine Lettuce, carrots, squash (butternut), onion, green pepper, potatoes and potentially peas. My next step was to research these plants, when should I plant them, should I start with a seed or a bulb, or buy the plant from Lowes, how often should I water, weed, fertilize and how do I know when they are ready to be harvested. I researched under several websites and printed out the approp...