How does your garden grow?
With compost smells, and limestone shells,
and three gray cats all in a row.
Just kidding about the “Foxy” part. It rhymes, and may have applied at an earlier point in my life.
So, people are asking about the garden. I’m astonished that it is still alive, so I will oblige the requests and share some photos.
Thank your lucky stars that I am written out and will keep the blabbing to a minimum on this post!
Without further adieu, and in no particular order:
Eggplant
Cauliflower (I think)
Baby Celery (Probably won’t make it.)
Potatoes
Jalapenos. There are dozens on this one plant.
Cilantro
Periwinkle. A volunteer that pops up somewhere every season. I don’t think it is edible, but sure is pretty for an uninvited guest.
Aloe Vera
Chicory
Green Onion
Dill
Seminole Pumpkin Squash (I believe.) This plant is doing some strange things. I’ll have to feature it in a future post.
Baby Bell Peppers. Can’t wait for them to get past the cute stage and into the “eating” stage.
Pretty sure that these are Butter Beans. We may never know for sure; as I have terrible luck with legumes.
Seminole Pumpkin Squash Plant
Tatsoi
Curly Parsley
Poblanos. There are at least twenty of these on this plant.
Thyme
Okinawan Spinach
Mint
Broccoli
The Oasis, in all of its Tomatoey Splendor.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes
Tomatoes
And moreTomatoes. When they start to ripen, we are going to be drowning in tomatoes! There are at least one hundred green tomatoes, right now.
I love your plants! Don’t lose hope with the celery…my plant is 2.5 seasons old! It’s weathered 100 degrees, snow and just yesterday a tornado! Don’t ever give up on the celery!
Thanks for giving me hope. I’m going to give it my best try.
Really appreciate your taking time to leave a comment. These things make my day!
hot DAMN! Count me jealous. I’ve got blooms a dozen, but no set maters yet. I’m heading your way for salsa soon! Be on the look out for me.
Thanks Barbie!
Do you get a lot of wind there? I think that might be why mine seem to pollinate so well. I also go ’round thumping the blossoms every day.
Come on over for salsa anytime.
Thanks for all of your comments!
Your garden is tremendously stupendous. And hang in there with the celery. I was about to give up on the dastardly stuff, but once it gets going – it keeps going. And to heck with coming over for salsa, I’m thinking your BSF must be your secret to success! Hmm, drive by snatch and run?
Just when did you start your tomatoes???? And where did you get those concrete rings? I’ve been looking high and low for them. At any rate, salute! Awesome garden.
~dianne
Hi Dianne,
Wow, thanks for all of that! The celery is starting to show promise. It must be all of the positive thoughts coming from the readers.
Funny story about the BSF larvae. It rained heavily the other day and my husband came in saying “There are leeches everywhere!” Skeptical, I went along to see. The composter, rain barrel and shed were covered with BSF larvae, crawling upwards as they are prone to do when things get wet. They were everywhere! I was so proud. Of course, didn’t think to take a picture. You are more than welcome to come by and snatch up as many as you like.
I didn’t exactly start my tomatoes. They showed up after I emptied my compost bin into the raised beds. I thinned them, and moved them around, once they got bigger. It was sometime in the late fall. I’ll have to go back and find a picture, to figure out the date.
The concrete rings are column forms. They came from a construction job we did. You should be able to find them at a building supply store.
Thanks again for reading and commenting!
Cheers,
Roxanne