Project: Green Thumbs

Back when we moved into our new apartment Benj had quite a few plants. I was impressed. They were real honest to goodness living things. A far cry from what I had... a couple of silk plants that I purchased after moving away to college because for some reason my attempt at growing anything seemed to fail miserably. I don't necessarily think I have a knack for killing living things, I think it's just that college kept me busy, and roommates and other fun things didn't really foster my responsibility for taking care of house plants. Therefore, I gave in and went for the fake kind that you could only really damage by 1) getting them to close to an open flame, or 2) sucking them up with the vacuum. Both which have happened at least once during my college years.

While we were in Belize, Benj had a chance to read the Square Foot Gardening book. A gardening concept which I completely adore because it seems basically fool proof and it practically eliminates weeds. Growing up in Arizona, eliminating weeds would be like saying that it was 68 degrees at high noon in the middle of July... which is a nice thought, but isn't going to happen anytime soon. So, when Benj suggested that we give it a try and that we grow some herbs that seem to be cooking staples around our house I was all for it.

He got his power drill, which is awesome and worked like a champ. And we both got 8 square feet of garden space and some cool flowers to boot!

It took the better part of two days to gather up the stuff, build the boxes, and plant but we had fun. And as you can see above we had helpers too! And now for a look at the final product, which is currently still alive... yeah, I just checked it's still there and growing!