Why I am a Dillweed! A garden tale.

[RICHARD]

LOL,

Dillweed is the sometimes unflattering name for people!

From the Urban Dictionary?

Dillweed -
Popularized by the Beavis and Butt-head TV series, "dillweed" is a derogatory term used to describe irrational/dumb behavior and low intellectual capacity, usually resulting in some sort of consequence.

Guilty as charged.

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I have grown some plants from seed this year and that has made me really proud of the fact that I can do it!

I grew tomatoes, squash, basil, dill, morning glory and rescued some really neat plants, succulents, a nice ficus and have grown an avocado tree from a pit.

I have pots that have been test beds for seeds. I also planted beets and carrots....with not too much luck. So I wait, then toss some more seeds into the bucket/container....something will grow. I kinda slacked off putting labels on the containers because I know enough aboutg plants to keep track of them.

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It's really nice to go out and grab some basil and dill to add to my meals. I am proud of that plant and was able to toss the seeds from the flowering pot into another container and now have more basil plants.

My dill plant has been a disappointment. I've used it in soups, salads and other cooking and really wasn't too thrilled about it.


Last night I went out to grab some dill and basil for a soup I was making.

I got the basil and grabbed some of the dillweed- I usually carry a small pair of scissors to cut the herbs, but I was lazy and didn't carry them out with me.

I reached over, and tried to pinched a stem off with my nails...

I accidentally pulled out a whole stem of the plant and found a small orange root at the bottom.

It's a fricken CARROT!!!!

For the last two months I have been eating carrot fronds thinking they were dill weed.

Somewhere in the deal I got the containers mixed up and had been mistakenly using the carrot tops in an attempt to find that dill flavor I love so much....

I don't know what happened to the dill plants! I really know what dill looks like, I think I was just having that Garden Euphoria that comes with all novice gardening.....

Anyway, I am off to repot the carrots in a little plot I have prepared.....

Ricky, Ricky, isn't that picky.
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