The next garden season is a long, long time away for me. First, we have to get our house built. Then we have to save up money to build raised beds. Then we have to [hopefully] have our second child and go through the difficult transition into infanthood all over again. 

But after all that, I want to be ready. I talked with my friend who works at Urban Harvest in Houston, and she gave me some great advice:

My Little Herb Gardens book says that we should do the following:

1. For five to six plants, choose a container about 18 inches in diameter and at least 12 inches deep.
   
2. Make sure the container has a drainage hole.
3. Cover the hole with a little gravel, a few small rocks, or bits of broken pottery.
4. Fill a sink, bowl, or bucket with water and submerge the

Oh, how I can’t wait to set up a garden! I have really been dragging my feet. I originally started this blog in 2007 to chronicle my journey into organic gardening when we moved from Houston to Denver, but I ended up failing miserably.

When we moved back to Houston, I didn’t start a garden because our backyard is way too shady. We’re thinking about moving into a three-bedroom house sometime soon-ish, so I’m even more reluctant to start a garden. Plus, we have free-range chickens, and I’m worried about how they would interact with the garden.

But at least my class has a garden plot! It’s amazing how it