into the wild

Yesterday, Susan and I have tried our hands at gardening, for pretty much the first time since we moved in. We discovered that dandelions have all but pushed grass of our lawn out of existence, and decided to do something about it. More importantly, we attempted to plant some currant bushes.

A family friend has some red and black currant plants that she grew from small seedlings that somebody sneaked into the country from Russia. She clearly has a green thumb, as her garden is booming with color. Ours... well, dandelions add a bit of yellow to the brown grass ;)

Anyhoo, we were told exactly how to do the planting - mix peat moss and a little bit of gypsum, fertilize, keep moist... Unfortunately, we have no gardening supplies of any kind, so we'll see how the currant plants fair after our "stick into the ground and hope for the best" approach.