Gardening

     Hello, welcome to the blog. Gardening has been going well. It's near the end of winter and I am turning lots of soil.  I've been using an electric lawn mower to compost leaves weeds and grass to amend the soil. I saved some seed, though some has gone bad because I left outside and it got damp. I planted a bed of kale, Swiss chard, and parsley.  The kale started fairly well, some chard started. I haven't seen any parsley, not too sure what it looks like sprouting.  I think the bed could have used more compost before planting.  Also better sun while keeping a balanced watering would have helped more seeds grow. 
   I've learned a few recipes for cooking these plants. I've cut them up and added them to eggs and other veggies for a stir fry type thing. This works well.  I was reading kale has some type of acid that stops you from digesting the nutrients so it's important to cook lightly first.  Otherwise I'd saute it with some olive oil and garlic.
    So I haven't blogged lately.  I have been working a lot.  Learning to cook and prep food.  I moved pretty far to a larger city.  It was a really great time.  I'm going back to school now.  I guess being there made me see a lot of possibilities in life.  I'm relearning a lot of skills because I haven't been taking more than one class since I stopped going awhile back.  I like blogging and hope to continue more often.  Writing helps me organize goals and ideas.
   I suppose this is all I'll write today. Happy gardening!