A New Lesson During Social Distancing
Each week of social distancing, I am learning something new! Last week, I took an online class about designing online classes. What am I learning this week? I recently came across a FREE class online that teaches the “Top 10 Vegetables to Plant That Will Really Feed You” by Wild Abundance. This was an excellent course that includes a PDF guidebook with helpful tips on harvesting the mentioned plans!
I grew up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and my parent’s property was next to my grandparent’s land. During the Spring, Summer, and Fall seasons, my Nana and Papa’s land was used for gardening and growing a harvest that they would eat or give to friends and family. In addition to the garden, they had an orchard to grow fruits. When I was about six years old, my Papa gave me a small piece of his large garden to try out gardening some vegetables. I remember being so excited when my first radish was ready to pick! I fondly remember that Summer, spending time in the dirt, learning from my Papa, and being proud to have grown a few crops.
I didn't garden again until I was in my early thirties! When I moved from the Midwest to New Hampshire, I rented a house on 100 acres of land in the National Forest. I decided to give gardening a try again. Because it was already late May, I new I had missed the seedling season. I purchased small organic, vegetable plants that were ready to be put into a garden. My garden was planted in small containers, on top of a stairway. I had a few fake rubber snakes that apparently kept the pests away, and all Summer I was able to harvest vegetables like lettuce, zucchini, and tomatoes. You can see the #snakes in the picture below if you look closely.
Hurricane Irene hit New England in 2011, and I was very grateful to have my garden in containers versus in the ground. When we had hurricane warnings, I simply moved all of these containers into my garage to save my plants!
This week, with COVID-19 in full force and the possibility of a limited food supply with grocery stores running out of some key items, we decided to start a small garden here in Boston. We have a 3 by 6 foot raised garden space set up with fake snakes to scare animals that may try to eat our veggies. Last weekend we started seedlings. This will be a test to see if I still have my green thumb!
What new things are you learning or developing during COVID-19 and Social Distancing? Leave a comment below.
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