Anyone who knows me is aware of the fact that I love gardening. My mom is soon to be considered a "master gardener" and I was raised watching her poor blood, sweat, and tears into her beautiful flower gardens and vegetable gardens. She has learned from years of trial and error and has the most beautiful garden I've ever seen. That love has been passed down to me. Both my husband and I love to be outside, love flowers, and love growing veggies. Needless to say, we spend a lot of time gardening (as much as is allowed with two young kids). Our first house had a large backyard, so we were able to have plenty of room for flowers and a large full sun vegetable garden. Our new house is double the size, but has a very small backyard and front yard (which were both entirely flower gardens when we bought it) leaving no room for vegetables. My solution to this issue is a few small patches of dirt in the alley...yes the alley. It is very shaded in spots, but it is the only option for us. The first year we moved here I did a trial run on different types of vegetables to see what we would be able to grow with such a small amount of sun. Some things flourished (tomatoes, broccoli, potatoes, different types of peppers, strawberries) and others weren't successful or produced such small amounts that they weren't worth growing (carrots, beets, eggplant, cucumbers, okra). For me, gardening is about expirimentation and figuring out what works for me. I am no expert! I know nothing about soil; we live in amazing river bottom soil so I haven't had to do much in that department. I am learning more every year and am having fun getting my kids involved!
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