I am quickly learning that a one year old affords me very little time in the garden. I have to choose my projects very carefully and today I knew I would have one, special hour in the garden. The husband and I have been playing with a paleo like diet so I decided to plant broccoli and cauliflower. Earlier this week the baby and I a couple of hours to kill so rather than go to a park we found ourselves my favorite nursery. I bought three different kinds of cauliflower and two different types of broccoli starts. Broccoli is particularly wonderful in the garden because when you cut off the main head it continues to sprout little florets throughout the spring and summer. 8 little plants will be way more than we can possibly eat. My starts ran about $2 for four pack, so $4.00 will amount to broccoli all spring and summer and I don't have to mess with seeds. Because I'm not a huge fan of weeds I decided to cut a hole directly into the burlap that I had put over the bed to keep them safe last winter, add a little bit of Organic soil amendment, give it a water and call it a day. With my remaining half an hour I planted some peas and cabbage and a couple of flowers. With luck, today's hour spent in the garden will pay off all spring and summer. Stir fry anyone?
