As mentioned before, I originally built 2 5 foot by 10 foot beds. The other day, I planted one of the beds, but I needed more soil for the other one. I found out on the day of the garden building that the girl on the 3rd floor of my house (we'll call her Sally) wanted to start a garden too. I suggested we could share, and that we should have a discussion about what to plant. Obviously I didn't want to take over all the garden space, but 1) she had planted everything in the front and 2) I'd made the agreement with my landlord that I could start a garden as part of the lease agreement.
A couple days ago, I ran into Sally and suggested again that we have a discussion so we could plan what to plant. She agrees. But I get home from work today, and much to my surprise, the entire second bed is planted with seedlings. At this point I don't even know whether we've doubled up on plants because she never told me what she wanted to plant or how much space she wanted to use.
Obviously I'm kind of disappointed, as I had a plan for the second bed. I was willing to share it, of course (well not of course - I did want to use the whole thing, but that seemed greedy!), but I'm annoyed she didn't even tell me what she was doing. The other thing is that I've paid for all the wood and soil that went into the construction, which obviously wasn't cheap. This was supposed to be my summer project, and I feel rather silly and childish for feeling as upset as I do by someone else commandeering part of it without even telling me!
I'm worried some sort of discussion with Sally is required - not my forte.
Thoughts, oh wise friends of mine?
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Perhaps after finding out what she planted, you could mention that you were hoping to plant a few things you didn't get to in the first bed (seeing as you didn't know you were going to share) and hoped you could include it in the plan (that never happened). This, hopefully, will lead to actual planning and re-seeding (which, through careful manipulation, will be exactly like how you originally planned it). All of this, of course, is highly dependant on the variables involved (ie her).
ReplyDeleteAlthough I do not know if you already had your discussion, or if my advice is crappy (which it most likely is), I wish you luck. =)
I do not know if you already had your discussion, or not if my advice is crappy which it most likely is, I wish you luck.
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What happened in the end?
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