The Lazy Homestead

Look at this nice clean little garden plot. So full of promise. It really captures the optimism of spring:

Hmmmm....lovely. Lets see what are little patch of land looks like today, shall we? :

I suppose this explains why both my neighbors, to the north and south, moved away this summer. Anyways, we still got a pretty good haul of fresh veggies.  Not enough to get us through the winter. If we were reliant on our little kitchen garden to sustain us until next spring...well, we would be screwed. But, we did prove that you can have a garden with very little spare time and cash. Here's how to do it:

 Step one- Have a baby. This is a must for the lazy gardener. Assuring you that any time you have the itch to do some actual work in the yard, you will be trapped in the house as far away from your garden as possible. 

Step two-Then, start the garden weeks past the recommended start date.

Step three- Then, invite all of the neighborhood squirrels to come and feast on your newly planted seeds.

Step four- Toss the sprinkler in the center of the garden and turn it on occasionally. Be sure to wait until some plants are wilted and screaming for moisture. Oh, and at least one time during the growing season, forget to turn it off and leave the sprinkler running all night long.

Step five- Decide to play the at home version of Survival of the Fittest. Never weed. Weeding makes for sissy plants who will never learn to fend for themselves.

And finally, Step six-Harvest time. Bring in those veggies and eat up.

See that wasn't so hard was it? You too can be a lazy gardener. Imagine the possibilities, the unkempt rows, the abundant weeds, the trailing squash vines that will threaten to creep into your neighbors lawns.