Excited to Grow My Own Food!

Since I first witnessed a homestead at a summer camp in middle school, I have been fascinated by the concept of self-sustainability. Because of this, I am excited about the concept of learning how to grow my own food.


I do have some worries about the best ways in which to structure my garden. I understand that it is supposed to be open-ended to let students have full control, but the possibility of not having a successful garden, no matter how small it is, still looms in the back of my mind. I am excited to be growing flowers (Zinnias) in my garden as well as a number of other vegetables. I chose radishes because I thought it would be a great confidence booster to have something fully grown in only the 4-5th week in the class. I also planted onions. My understanding is that they are can be harvested at 6 weeks, but can grow for longer to get larger sized onions. I chose to plant these even though I do not particularly enjoy onions. I am hoping that growing them might give me a better appreciation and allow me to enjoy them more. Overall I am excited to grow my own food for the first time.