When we moved into our house a few years ago, we were told that previous owners had tomato plants and cucumbers growing in the front yard as there is some serious direct sunlight in the afternoon. No worries, that will never happen with us, I assured my new neighbor.
Last spring we decided to participate in a community garden for the first time ever and thought this would be a great way to learn and ease into the gardening experience. Since our backyard only gets sun in just one spot, I certainly wasn’t going to do anything in the front yard like those owners of yesteryear.
Now we are thinking of a summer garden again and I’m having second thoughts. We had a great time tending to our 
garden (pesticide free) and watching the progress of our plants. We had success with our eggplants, green peppers, yellow squash and even a sugar baby watermelon and cantaloupe. I was truly amazed at the deep satisfaction of growing these fruits and vegetables and then creating a fresh home grown dish. My (silly) boys were excited to see the growth on every visit and look forward to more gardening fun this year.
So while we enjoyed our community garden experience, we’ve decided that it would be easier to have the garden at home so we can tend to it daily. And now we’re back to planning on where to place everything.
Hopefully my neighbors will forgive us! I’ll keep you posted.
