Growing up on the small farm, I have gardened all of my life. It was life. There was no mollycoddling of kids back in the day. Kids worked. We worked....and we were all the better for that work. Look at the mess the nation is in today and you can sure tell who got their butt whupped when they misbehaved as kids and also who did chores. Now the world is full of a bunch of whiney babies who cannot do anything for themselves and full of adults who raised them that way. Sorry, folks, but I call it like it is. Don't like it, move along. Chores are not bad things. Being disciplined is not a bad thing. The state of this nation is a bad thing...and is probably going to get a whole lot worse.
But...we are not going to dwell on that. The whole point of this post is to say that, as old as I am, I decided to try something new. While the garden here is tended year round, I have never tried raising cauliflower until this year. Yep, you can bet that will be on the agenda again next fall! Cauliflower has to be one of the simplest things ever to grow! Just this week, the heads started "showing" and now they are ready to be enjoyed! The broccoli is the same. Both rows decided that the cabbages and mustard greens could not be the only ones being flashy so now they are just as gorgeous!
Speaking of gardens and plants, now might be a fine time for you folks in warmer climates to take up the hobby and you folks still in winter's midst, to start pondering seeds, garden plots and the likes. Personally, I now have spinach, beets and sweet green peas sprouting and carrots on the way. Also, the spring garden is already being planned. Good stuff. You can never have too many fresh veggies and fruits to suit me.
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