Comments on: The Best Time in my Home Kitchen Garden

By: Home And Garden

Home And Garden — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:41:02 +0000

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By: Cindy Scott Day

Cindy Scott Day — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:31:48 +0000

I am in my first year of veggie gardening, so I don’t have a lot to base this on. But so far, I am very much enjoying seed starting on my (unheated) sun porch. Watching those little seedlings bravely stretch out from beneath their blanket of soil stirs the soul.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:43:46 +0000

Great question. I love pulling the winter mulch off to see the sprouts of spring. Still waiting to do that here in MN.
Weeding is the seasonal favorite, so relaxing and I love the look of a freshly tended garden.

By: John

John — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:12:39 +0000

Love to mow my grass when everything else is in order and planted!–then sit on the terrace and look at it!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:35:04 +0000

Pruning is my favorite garden chore. I love to clean up the garden and make way for new growth.

By: Sikantis

Sikantis — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:57:02 +0000

Everything about gardening is great. I’m interested in green gardening.

By: Daisy

Daisy — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:47:01 +0000

Hard to pinpoint, but I’ll go with my first reaction. Composting, of course. Weeding, too. Honestly! My day job is fast paced and stressful; spending my summer away from the phone digging weeds out of the dirt, nurturing my veggies, and letting the compost take its time, all help me regain my calm and my sanity.

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:18:20 +0000

I don’t know what my favorite chore might be. I tend to slightly dread the beginning stage of planting and laying out the crops– that’s my wife’s specialty. I tended to have a favorite time more than a favorite chore. Last year was our first year with a victory garden in our front lawn. We planted it in April. By coincidence, by Memorial Day I was working from home as a freelancer.

I found my mornings in the garden to be a great way to start my day with something I was enjoying. It was quite meditative to start each morning with a visit to the garden to see what needed watering or pruning, to harvest the items ready for the kitchen, and to take care of the general up-keep. During that time, not only was I getting to relax in the garden, but I found that (because the garden was in the front yard) I was getting to spend time chatting with my folks who happened to stroll by the yard (retired neighbors, dog walkers, bicyclists, neighborhood children in the summer, the mailman, etc.).

It reinforced for me that the garden was not only accomplishing some of our original goals– extend our food budget and put an emphasis on locally-grown food into our diet, cut down on our carbon footprint, etc.– but it was also reconnecting me with my immediate community. My neighbors (and my mailman) were no longer faceless; they were real people once again.

So, I don’t know if I can pinpoint a favorite chore. I can only say that I enjoyed the time spent there and look forward to this year’s season, too.