Since the moment I told my spouse that I would want to start a vegetable patch in our garden I have seen her work very hard to avoid being involved. From what I have gathered, mulching, hoeing, and weeding the rows in the vegetable garden are not of interest to her. But, I have been actively working on a plan to get her to see how rewarding managing such a plot can be. I do not mean to be boastful, but it has worked perfectly.
I decided to leave the herbs and spices up to her, as she is an avid cook and requires many of them nearly on a daily basis. When she heard that they could be grown right in our kitchen she was aglow. To get her off on the right foot, I told her to begin with mint. I knew all to well that mint would flourish, and she would be pleased to see it do so quickly. Then introduced her to oregano and basil, needless to say she is hooked, and needs more space to include other herbs to her arsenal.
Naturally, I left a space for her to grow additional herbs in the vegetable garden. Once she spends some time out there amongst the watermelon, tomatoes and cucumbers I bet she becomes more inclined to work the soil herself, and to make them her own. After all, just about everything that I bring inside is used up by her in her continuous use of new recipes.