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“As a military spouse, you find ways to keep yourself busy when your other half is deployed, especially when you’re a sub wife, and it’s weeks, if not months, of no emails. I got a notice while we were living in base housing (during the p*ndemic) that I could not have my garden in pots; everything had to be in the ground.”
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"Background: We were supposed to move, but then C*VID happened. The gardening started pre-p*ndemic, but then I got more into it when I found out we couldn’t leave. I originally did some basil, oregano, and tomatoes in pots, but got a notice that I couldn’t have potted plants.
Reason I was petty: I got notices for things like the AC units still being in October first, but it was still in the mid-80s."
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"However, if I needed THEM to do anything, it was like pulling teeth. A hornet’s nest twice the size of a basketball? The fire department ended up taking care of it because they were tired of waiting. When the pipes burst in our house, they berated me, and the following conversation happened:
Housing: If you’re letting the dog pee in the house, there’s going to be an extra cleaning fee.
Me: (yes, I know my comment probably wasn’t the right thing to say, but I was furious) One, even if he DID pee in the house TODAY, that sound was *ucking loud and it probably scared him. Two, I have seizures! There are probably more p*ss stains and bl*od, in the carpet from me than him. (That almost got my husband to laugh… not that a p*ssed off wife is funny.)"
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“But long before the incident with the pipes there were other small issues that after 4 years I just ended up going. My garden goes in the ground? We’re staying here 3 more years? I’m growing oregano… and you’re going to have to deal with it when I leave. It’s been 2 years, I wouldn’t be surprised if it has taken over half the front yard. You see, oregano can be very invasive and VERY difficult to get rid of. It really took root while I was there. I was constantly going out and, well, not pruning… just getting little sprigs for cooking. But when we left, I pulled up the little mini dividers that were keeping it from taking over the yard. They’re going to have to get REALLY creative to get rid of it.”
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So, fun little fact, many herbs are very invasive. So, if you plant things like mint, oregano, and many others, you have to be very careful, because they can grow like weeds. It's important to keep them separated from the rest of the garden and meticulously pruned so they don't spread as easily. Too bad for this incompetent housing board; they did not know about that. Now, that house has a nice little (and by little, I actually mean huge) oregano forest for whoever lives in there next.
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"A recent phone call to my next-door neighbor there? A new family has moved in, and when he told the wife what the plant was, she was ecstatic! So, plants are still there and HUGE! 😈
Edit: Getting a lot of comments about mint, there was already mint when we got there, as well as strawberries."
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In a world where everything is taken too seriously and revenge goes too far, be like this military wife. She used her savvy gardening knowledge to get back at a useless housing board that tormented her while she lived there. Instead of causing pain, she grew a forest! Not to mention, now the next tenant gets tons of free oregano!
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