So this isn't a recipe, but wanted to share! This year I've been doing a lot of gardening. I find it to be so relaxing, and rewarding! Plus I've had lots of time to do it with Sean being gone! I've been wanting to do a big veggie garden, but living on base, I don't have much space to do so. I got this idea from another woman on base, and I don't know why I never thought of this! She said she got a kiddie pool, filled it with dirt, and started planting! So I did the same! I did a grape tomato plant, jalapenos (at Sean's request), cucumbers, red bell peppers, and string beans. Then I did some seeds, lettuce, carrots, and peas, and they are all sprouting now! My boys think it is so cool that a pool is filled with dirt (typical boys....), but I think it is so important for them to see where food comes from. In my front yard I have some oversized buckets that I planted basil, roma tomatoes, sweet peas (that are going crazy!), and strawberries! I am considering doing one more pool, since I had a lot of dirt left over, and just doing all strawberries. I am really looking forward to doing some cooking all this!! :)
I should add, that if you do this, you need to poke holes in the bottom of the pool so it can drain!!
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