Green Thumb Fail

Do you ever have that one thing that you just want to be good at, that you fail at time and time again, but just can't let it go? Here is mine...

 This is the basil plant that I tried so desperately to save. It had a good month or so but started drying out one stem at a time and despite my best efforts I have to accept that I have failed once again.

                                                
 Here is what it looked liked when I got it... makes me sad... I was looking forward to being able to cook with fresh basil without having to constantly put it on the grocery list. Luckily we got a few meals out of it before its slow death.















So here's the question, my husband says it may be time to accept the fact I have no green thumb, do I listen or do I keep trying? I'm guessing I will probably keep trying despite the fails. I'm stubborn like that. However I will probably stick with small inexpensive plants like this.

As I dig deeper and deeper into a natural, holistic lifestyle I so desperately want to be able to garden at least something. It seriously breaks my heart when I put in the effort and I still fail.

Somewhere, I have to have a green thumb, all those days playing outside and watching my dad garden in the yard. It has to be in me somewhere, right? All those times I helped him plant various seeds and watched the flowers and garden grow and bloom.

Maybe I am kidding myself. Maybe I will continue failing, or maybe someday I will have a success, or a huge garden. However it ends up, I don't think I see myself giving up on the dream of having a green thumb, despite my husbands comments.