On Baby A's birthday, the c-section surgery went as planned. I walked into the OR around 9:30am and was pushed out around 2 hours later. W was instructed to wait outside while the team was getting me prepared for anesthesia. He then got invited to come in and sat next to me while the team worked on getting Baby A out of me 😂. W was a good DJ and Baby A was born while Taylor Swift's Shake It Off was being played. So...did I feel any pain during this life-changing surgery? No, I didn't. I had a spinal block. I never felt any type of pain during the surgery. Getting the anesthesia injected - however - was the most uncomfortable part of the surgery. There was a lot of pressure. I felt my back being pulled or pushed, or something. It just felt very uncomfortable, not painful, but very uncomfortable. It was also hard to try leaning toward the source of that uncomfortableness. Learning to relax while being uncomfortable was a very hard thing to do. But it was necessary. Once it...
I like to eat and I enjoy cooking.
It's a no brainer to me to try grow something.
I'm a novice in the gardening world.
Oh and did I mention I have a phobia of bugs? Yes, you read it right.
I'm afraid of bugs (including ladybugs) and I'm interested in gardening.
So I try to grow something without doing the worm casting myself and I'm against any use of pesticide. I don't use any pesticide because I don't want chemicals in my food and I don't want any potential harm to be near my cats and dog who visit the backyard daily.
I prefer container gardening to avoid working directly on the ground because (1) I'm lazy to bend on a regular basis, and (2) I'm afraid what I'll see when the ground breaks (e.g., worms, ahhhh). I know, container gardening can still have pests and that even indoor gardening can have aphid wars (I've had it before on my basil plants, such horrorific experience!). I still prefer to use the containers because of their ease of functionality and portability.
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2019
So we moved to Oregon in Spring 2019 so I let go all of the plants that were in Colorado. However, I did bring my seed packets! Everything that I grew in 2018, technically, is still available to grow here in Oregon because I brought the seeds. The previous owners had put in two raised garden beds in our yard, so that saved a weekend afternoon of time for us hehe!
Containers:
So we moved to Oregon in Spring 2019 so I let go all of the plants that were in Colorado. However, I did bring my seed packets! Everything that I grew in 2018, technically, is still available to grow here in Oregon because I brought the seeds. The previous owners had put in two raised garden beds in our yard, so that saved a weekend afternoon of time for us hehe!
Containers:
- Two raised garden beds
- 2 Grow bags (we have a total of 10, but only using 2 at the moment for our roses)
- 2 "self-watering" pots
What we're growing:
- Green onions
- Peppers (Thai hot peppers)
- Peppers (mini bell peppers)
- Peppers (Habanero)
- Rosemary (arp)
- Rosemary (bbq)
- Thyme (lemon)
- Tomato (yellow pear)
- Tomato (sweet million)
- Violets (edible flowers!)
- Watermelon
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2018
This is my first time growing anything in Colorado.
Containers:
- Two raised garden beds (or two medium sized raised planters)
- 10 Grow bags
Seed packets:
- Basil (Thai) - from Annie's Heirloom Seeds
- Peppers (mini bell peppers) - from Annie's Heirloom Seeds
- Peppers (Thai hot peppers) - from Annie's Heirloom Seeds
- Swiss chard (bright lights) - from Burpee (planted on 2/22/2018)
- Swiss chard (Annie's Rainbow Swiss Chard Blend) - from Annie's Heirloom Seeds
- Tomato (Koralik, cherry tomatoes) - from Annie's Heirloom Seeds
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