Believe it or not, the J-Mann has started a garden. And this ain't one of those namby-pamby "grow-it-in-a-bucket" gardens, but it's a real life, big sized, Man Garden.
Gardening was something I had the misfortune of participating a lot in as a kid. Many, many weekends were spent over at Peepa's house digging holes, watering, and hoeing. It wasn't something I enjoyed doing so much back then. I preferred fishing, shooting things, playing sports, or tormenting the neighbor kid. "Work" was not something I looked forward to, and I quite often looked for ways to get out of it.
As I age, though, strange things are happening. As I go to work and return home every day, I tire of the routine. I look for something more to do besides watching a seemingly endless stream of crime/medical dramas. I've read some good books recently, but even that has its drawbacks as I'm only able to sit still for so long sometimes.
Back to the garden, though. Molly and I are growing potatoes, tomatoes, onions, green beans, cucumbers, and peppers. Lots and lots of peppers. We also put some seeds in the ground for lettuce and spinach, but nothing has come up so far. My goal is to make my own salsa and hot sauce. If I'm able to accomplish this goal, and if it is any good, I'll share some of it with those who are interested.
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Is this where I leave my name as one of those who is interested? :-P
Yes!
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