Yard and Garden

When we moved into our house in Gaborone there was no grass and the trees were struggling because of months without rain or water. Other than the bedraggled trees and bushes there was just dirt and paving blocks.

 

As part of the lease on the house the owner agreed to plant grass which was done in December. For awhile there were many more weeds than grass. We spent a lot of time pulling weeds. Since December we have kept the grass watered and fertilized it with chicken manure. A year later it looks pretty good. Often when we have Young Single Adult activities at our house they enjoy the grass because there is so little grass in Gaborone.

We planted a garden in October. We planted chard, marrow (zucchini), patty pan squash, tomatoes, sweet melon (cantaloupe), watermelon, corn, and carrots. To date we have harvested some of everything but carrots. Today we picked our first watermelon which was special because watermelon originated in Botswana. We are sharing our bounty with the other couples who do not have gardens.

We enjoy working on the yard, garden, and fruit trees. We relish the fruits and vegetables and love the green oasis of the yard.