Randomness

I've been a horrible triathlete this season. I haven't been doing my training. It's going to come back to kick me in the butt. I'm considering dropping down to the olympic/international distance at Williamsburg. Alternatively, I need to kick my training into high gear and get actually prepped for the race. Either way, something needs to happen.

I'm learning the TRX suspension training. It's crazy hard! I can't use it with clients until I can show them what to do, so I have to get moving with that.

In other news, I finally got most of my seeds planted and out on the deck. Hopefully none of my neighbors complain... Reminder for next year, get the smaller bags of soil! Goodness the 64 qt bags are HEAVY! So far, I have tomatoes, onions, carrots, lettuce, cilantro, and chives. The potato tubers are on their way to being ready to plant. Sweet potatoes & garlic come later in the season. The strawberries in the window sill are finally starting to sprout. Yay!

The deck garden as of 4/18/13

I need to stop reading...

I really need to stop reading things. The more I read, the more angry I become about what our government (USDA and FDA) is allowing to be put in products.

Before triathlon and becoming a personal trainer, I could've cared less. In fact, Jon and I once had a conversation about GMOs that we both agreed they were probably fine. Fast forward a couple of years and I'm angry about the fact that we allow one company to rule so much of our seed market & control our farmers. Monsanto is becoming the government of the seeds/farms. I don't like it one bit. I want to know that my food is whole, safe, and tastes as it should.

This year, I'm starting a back patio garden. I've been wanting to for years now. I've got the time this year, so I figured "why not?" We'll see how well I do. For starters, we don't have an actual back yard. It's our driveway. Since the HOA says I can't grow things in my front yard, I have to have my garden on my patio. I discovered something called a grow bag. I bought 2 potato bags, 1 garlic bag, 1 carrot bag, 1 tomato bag, 1 herb bag, 1 lettuce bag, and 1 onion bag.

Next up, figure out the seeds. A friend posted an article on Facebook about non-GMO, non-Monsanto seeds. I took a look at it and decided I really liked Seed Savers Exchange. I went ahead and ordered the following:

Potatoes: Yukon Gold
Carrots: St. Valery
Tomatoes: Tomato Sampler (no idea which 6 plants I'll get)
Herbs: Stevia, Basil, Cilantro, and Chives
Lettuce: Lettuce Sampler; mix of Australian Yellowleaf, Forellenschluss, Pablo, Red Velvet, and at least four more of our favorite varieties
Onions: Red Wethersfield
Sweet Potatoes: need to keep looking for some...
Garlic: Can't be ordered until July

I can't wait to start my backyard garden and see how it goes! I'm not usually great with plants, so we'll see...

In triathlon related news: I've been sick with a cold all week. It's been just bad enough that workouts aren't a good idea, but just "good" enough that I could at least do other stuff. I REALLY need to get back on board next week or these races are going to majorly suck.