Sarah the Serial Plant Killer.

Spending most of my life in big cities, I don’t have experience with having a yard/garden and have had many failed attempts at growing anything indoors.

At our wedding, we had bonsai trees at our reception tables so we decided to get a bonsai tree on our first year anniversary. It died a few months later so we bought another. That died too so we bought another. Even under the best bonsai teacher (a Japanese bonsai master from Chicago) we didn’t learn a thing. We decided we would take a break from our beloved bonsais.

I won’t tell you how many other plants I’ve killed (unintentionally!), my fire pit herb planter was probably my only success. This year it will be so different because I am being helped (rescued) by my friends Lindsey and Tiffany. They are helping me plant a veggie garden. Our plan is to start me with easy to grow and ‘prolific’ veggies so that I would be ENCOURAGED to continue on.

Lindsey left me her seed magazines to choose from. The Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Magazine is the most beautiful seed book I’ve ever seen. It’s also got some really inspiring, thought-provoking quotes! I love it!

Beautiful pictures

I’m going to remember this quote forever

Two of my favorite seed magazines.

I’m getting Chinese Noodle Beans, Chantey Red Core Carrots (great for juicing!) and some squash. We’re also hitting the Madison Farmers Market for some of the things we’ll grow like tomatoes and herbs. I’ll post more on the progress throughout the summer/fall. Here’s to a new me: Sarah the girl with a green thumb!

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