I watched them prep and work it with little to no real strenuous effort. Sure, they'd work on it every evening and had a watering system and definitely weeded and worked on it in the evening... but it really only took 15 minutes a day after they planted everything. So I figured I'd be able to do the same. Boy was I wrong!!
I quickly discovered that no green dwelt within my thumb natually!! I easily knew I was a bit of a blackthumb when it came to gardening!
Like, guys, I've killed herbs that are supposed to grow with little to minimal effort. You know, those ones that are supposed to sit in a windowsill and thrive with water and sun... yep. I haven't been able to keep them alive long enough to use them... it's been a super depressing fact of my life.
Well, I really want to thrive at gardening and would love to be able to go out to the garden and pick a salad or herbs or onion for a soup!!
I decided that I was going to have to try my luck at pruning off my blackthumb and "growing" it back green (pun intended!) ... I knew the only way I was going to have any hope of a future gardening would be to start with gourds.
Gourds have larger leaves that help protect them from the elements and bugs. They have spines like a cactus that help keep them safe and as long as you water them, they grow.
I know. I'm pathetic. But I'm smart enough to know that cause and effect can lead to success. And even easy success can mentally trick your brain into trying harder things! I figured it was worth a shot!
So I did! I planted, watered, added plant food and had... some success!!!
And to my surprise, I actually had success!! I planted pumpkin, zucchini, yellow squash, onion, watermellon, and cantaloupe!!!
My onion didn't grow at all and my yellow squash became the grasshoppers' prime time special but my pumpkins, zucchini, and cantaloupe are all thriving and I feel like an absolute rockstar! Go ahead and laugh. It wouldn't be first time!
Here's the proof! My thumb may not be a luscious green yet, but it certainly is no longer black!!
