Makeover Tuesday- 古坑民宿「田心12號」菜園 Garden

從照片後面的圍牆彩繪就可以證明，這真的是還沒整理之前的菜園。田心12號的菜園中間有一口井，記得很小的時候，前院還沒有所謂的菜園，每天早上村子裡的婦女都會聚集在井邊，一邊洗衣服一邊聊天。後來自來水方便了，住戶圍牆規劃起來，這片可以用井水灌溉的菜園，就變成了阿祖阿嬤自給自足的小天地。老長輩相繼辭世之後，雖然菜園有借給鄰居耕作，但大部分還是雜草叢生，或者放任生長變成一大叢，需要仔細整理一番，才能符合我們需要的規模。尤其是水井周圍的磚籬需要加高，否則每次一下雨，泥水便偃塞成小池塘(就差幾條錦鯉就可以賣魚飼料賺小費了，哈哈)。

除草工作也很繁複，常常這邊除完，另一頭又長出來... 最辛苦的就是爸爸，拿著鋤頭鬆土、整出一塊塊小區域，再分批栽植我們喜愛的蔬菜、香料植物，還得不厭其煩地抓菜蟲、施肥。看著種子成為幼苗，幼苗開始茁壯，開花、結果，一直到收成，經過媽媽的好手藝成為美味健康的盤中飧，原本像個小叢林的菜園，終於成為名符其實的「開心農場」！

From the old wall painting in the back of the first picture, it was how it looked like of the original garden of Sweet House No.12. There is a well in the garden. And I remembered that many women in this village would come here for laundry and chatting every morning when I was a child. After the water supply were set, fence were built, this area became self-satisfied garden for my great grandma and grandma as it could be watered by the well. It has been abandoned after they passed away, although there was a neighbor came to plant her own vegetables, it was still overgrown of the weeds. Especially the well area, it would become a small pond after raining every time.

Weeding is an annoying, iterant job, they just never stop growing! Dad earns all credit by spending so much time and efforts on it. From weeding to planting, he organized the garden into several areas to seeding all different kinds of veges and spices that we like.  Looking those baby sprout growing bigger and bigger everyday, turn into flower, turn into fruits...turn into Mom's recipe :) We are so grateful to every meal we have on table!

縱使在忙碌的工作節奏下，如果你也有一塊小土地，甚至只是個陽台，我們都非常鼓勵你享受一下這種與自然共生、體驗時間孕育生命的神奇。從前段的荒蕪到井井有條，接下來分享幾張我們這塊小土地的生長成果，希望能讓你感受到我在說什麼。

If you have a land, even just a small balcony, we encourage everyone to squeeze some time with nature in your busy daily life. Feel the magic of sprout growing and the balance in the world. From nothing to everything, I hope you understand what I'm talking about through the following pictures.=)