Gardening Bug

Good morning to all!

As I was reading a particular Hub on HubPages this morning, I couldn't help but wish the sun would come out and warm our temperature to about 15C. Then I could go out and get busy on my yard and garden plans.

For any of you who have been following me, you know of the plans I have. For those of you who are new, my work in progress can be found on HubPages.

I have been bitten by the gardening bug, and am getting very impatient waiting for Spring to arrive. My maternal grandparent's could both make things grow and flourish. Their house was full of houseplants, and the garden was very fruitful through the summer. I can recall shelling buckets and buckets of peas (and yes, eating several as well), and digging some very odd looking carrots and potatoes. Their garden was where a barn had once stood, and the first few years we would find carrots growing through washers, nuts and around nails. These were the tastiest carrots I had ever had, and some of the biggest I had ever seen. The potatoes were larger than softballs, and I remember taking one to school for Show & Tell that was shaped like a duck.

It is a wonderful thing, to watch the seeds pop out of the ground and grow into very tasty produce. There is nothing quite like fresh picked peas or baby carrots right out of the ground. They do not have the taste of pesticides nor have they lost their nutritional value through processing. I would encourage anyone to grow some fresh veggies if at all possible, even in a container on your balcony. You never know, you may be bitten by the gardening bug as well!

Have a great day everyone!