Gardening Tools

I'm not what anyone would call a successful gardener! Over the past 23 years we've planted several gardens in our small yard, without much yield.  The most successful was probably the first year my husband & I were married.  For our first garden we planted a cute little "plot" that gave us some wonderful green beans & tomatoes.  As the years have passed & life has become more busy, gardening efforts have become smaller or non-existent.  The latter is the case most years.

  While I'm not a successful gardener with tons of produce to show for any effort I might put forward, I am a wistful one.  What do I mean by that?  I suppose I as I plant, fertilize, water, & baby my plant babies I wistfully imagine what could be.  If I get one tomato or six green beans, I'm exceedingly excited!  Can you imagine if I ever got what would  constitute a real crop?  

 My aversion (that is an understatement) to creatures that have no legs & slither plays a significant role in my inability to keep a tiny homestead. So, a few years ago I tried a few hanging & container plants.  I loved the relaxation I experienced tending the plants! And, although it, once again, didn't result in bushels of produce, it was a fun homeschool activity me & my kids.

  As a "wanna be" gardener (and hopeful canner) I came across a "tomato rocket" in the supermarket last week.  My inner wistful farmer came out & made the impulse buy.  Today I broke out the gardening tools that that United Methodist Women at church recently gave me as a gift, reenlisted one of my container gardens, found my Starbucks "grounds for your garden", & did a little planting!  It's might be too late in the year or the container might be the wrong size, but maybe, just maybe THIS will be the year that I harvest the 100s of tomatoes that the box "promises." Only time will tell!