Oh April. I wish I could have done more video entries this month but work went crazy this month and it’s not going to get any better honestly. BUT one of my gardening dreams came true! Chris & I installed the trellises in my beds and I couldn’t be happier. It is going to look so beautiful all filled out and lush. I so desperately want to make this goal of mine a reality.

It was a hard month in terms of gardening. I’ve concluded that I purchased contaminated soil. The growth of my plants is basically nonexistent (with the exception of my Jackson & Perkins orders). Everything is struggling, stunted, or dead. Some plants looked relatively healthy but even so, wouldn’t produce. I know I am not an expert gardener but I do know a thing or two about plants. I have enough knowledge to know that all of this failure is not totally my fault. I will start researching some ways to help improve my soil health & hopefully I will have better luck throughout the rest of the year.

April is not only national gardening month but is also my personal gardening anniversary. I have officially been gardening for 5 years. It’s interesting to me that I have been gardening for so long yet I feel like I am a novice gardener. I guess I probably feel like that because I have never seen my garden be substantially successful. Or maybe it’s because this is only my second gardening year with this space and I am still learning the ins & outs of larger scale gardening. I went from 24 square feet to over 200 square feet when Chris built my beds at the end of 2022.

Regardless, I am so thankful for the gift of gardening. It has helped my mental health immensely over the past 2 years in particular & I am excited for what this new gardening year will bring me because if I am this happy now, imagine what it will be like when it’s done?

Breathtaking.