Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Dreams and Visions

One thing we dearly miss about owning a house is the time we spent dreaming about how we would fix this or update that. We especially had some great visions as to how the yard was going to look. Sitting in our hot tub / jacuzzi we picked up for free, on the deck built from free wood, staring at the stockade fence we built with 1 X 5 deck wood (also free) we would map out our own secret garden.
Now that we are almost on the road (we have moved 4 times in 2 years) there is little opportunity for our garden. We are looking at ways we can still have our horticulture while traveling.
My plan, as yet unshared with Mary, is to attempt growing some select veggies in those small pots just as we set off down the road. Let the plants grow until we get situated at a destination we will be staying at for a few weeks or months if it is a WorKamper gig, then plant them out side in bigger containers so we will have some fresh veggies in a few weeks. Sounds like a great idea doesn't it? I am not sure if it will be feasible, but maybe we can work on the details and have a few tomatoes and green peppers started?
What kind of got me thinking about this botany on wheels idea are the Irises we just put in the ground yesterday. We brought them with us from Michigan, where we had Irises everywhere. White, purple, tiger, yellow, black. and even orange. When we first moved into our house in 2003, we were given 2-3 Irises from my mom. She had them planted along the drive way of the house where she and my dad raised us 5 kids. Soon our 2-3 Irises multiplied into hundreds. So when we had to leave the house, we took as many Irises as we could manage to dig uo in the July heat. Unfortunately, the problem with renting is we do not always have the time nor the appropriate conditions to plant a flower bed.
SO I am brainstorming how we can transport Irises. I see that there is a rolly polly trailer attachment that fits the bumpers of 5th wheels...it may be just perfect for a mobile greenhouse, IMHO...

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