My Garden

My poor poor garden. I'm going to half blame having two young children for its condition. The other half is due to my total lack of commitment to it. And my procrastination and poor watering and weeding skills. I think I've officially failed Gardening 101. Thankfully, there's always next year.
Our garden is about 12' x 12' and is full of dirt, weeds, some leftover scraggly plants and a handful of tiny carrots that never got thinned so stayed eternally tiny. I keep hoping that by some miracle I will turn into a gardening goddess and will have thriving healthy plants bursting with vegetables, laden with the bountiful harvest sown by my two strong hands. yeah. Anyways, back to reality. I do enjoy gardening, really. It's just the time involved that throws me off. It just seems like there's always something else that needs to be done. Laundry, cleaning, playing, work, etc. I am beginning to see why gardening has it's appeal. It's time away from cleaning and laundry and work!
I never know where to get compost from, and is it better to plant seeds or seedlings? How often to water? How do I keep the damned neighborhood cats from crapping in the dirt? Why do the crows dive bomb me when I do try to work out there? Such is life, I guess. Maybe next year I will put more time into it. I'll have a 3 1/2 year old to "help" me, as well as a 1 1/2 year old. Sounds interesting and I know it will involve trampled plants, worm hunting, sticky sunblock, and dirt everywhere. I'm actually looking forward to it.
It's not all bad news when it comes to my garden. I actually have done very well caring for the hardy herbs. Rosemary, lavender, thyme, mint (the creeping mint!), sage and oregano just keep growing and providing a great little harvest each year to cook with. They are very easy to care for.