barkley

So I read a post on next door that there were community garden plots available at a church about 7 minutes from my house.

Now, I have a small plot of sunshine on my patio. (it is not in sun now. I am learning a lot about how the sun move around the year, the day, etc.) I grew some woefully underperforming tomatoes and peppers. and lots and lots of rosemary and basil and oregano and thyme. It is the first time in my life (except the zinnia years) that I kept up with my garden the whole summer.

And I had pretty flowers and lights and it was my little oasis and I enjoyed the hell out of it. And then somewhere in the year, I picked up houseplants. And grow lights. And I started a whole lot of tomato and pepper plants from seeds. And pretty soon, I'll have to make choices about who lives and who dies, and I am not up for that!

So then there comes this plot!
Pros: I don't have to kill!
I can plant even more things!
Exercise!
I love having gardened.
Fresh vegetables
This is quite possibly the only year I can do this comfortably before work.

Cons:
I am lazy at heart
I am making a decision on a perfectly temperate March day in which I've only worked 9 hours.
Have to drive to get there.
Do not really have room to store tomato cages at the end of the season
I am going back to work at some point.
I should have started more varied seeds!

Counterpoint:
I can be committed to a goal for a few months periods.
This could give me the exercise impetus that I've been looking for
I like having gotten up early. (I hate getting up any time of day.)

Counter counter point:
I have done exactly 25 minutes of yoga in the last year.
If I fail, I screw others.
I am not so much worried about failing, just about hating every single inch of it.
16 by 4 feet is a lot of inches.
In the rain, the heat, the humidity.
I often fail at incorporating vegetables into my diet.

Counter counter Counter Point:
I will be excited to eat something I grew!

Counter Counter Counter Counter point:
I have to call someone for more information. Like use a phone. WTF.