What's This About?

I've always wanted to try my hand at growing my own fruit and vegetables, and now that my wife and I have a backyard, we'll give it a shot. I'm not a survivalist, nor am I too big on the various self-sufficiency, "locavore," or organic bandwagons. I'm just trying to grow something I can eat! I'll try to post pictures and describe the process as I choose a spot, select crops, grow them, and, inshallah, pick and eat them.

This is from the internet, not my garden.

But caveat emptor: though I'm usually pretty good at keeping houseplants alive I really don't know what the hell I'm doing. If you're here looking for advice then I pity you. However I've got some books, help from some of Austin's best garden stores, teh internetz, and, best of all, advice from mum. I don't know how this whole experiment will turn out, but hopefully this blog will be entertaining, informative, and maybe encourage a few other people to try growing their own food.