My garden

[dreamflower]

(Posting here because poor LJ seems to still be under the weather.)

Actually, bed by bed-- my garden is growing. And tonight at supper we had the first bit of its bounty this year.

I made mashed potatoes with fresh chives and parsley from my herbs, and chicken parmesan with fresh basil and oregano.

Our salads consisted of red oak leaf lettuce, mesclun, and green onion from the garden.

My radishes and potatoes are coming up, my carrots have begun to sprout, and the cauliflower, cabbage, and Swiss chard I bought as nursery plants have not died. The green lettuce is iffy-- it doesn't look too good, but I'm hoping it will come back after a few days of regular watering. But the red lettuce was great!

I have some tomato plants in my little front porch greenhouse: Early Girl and Brandywine. I just repotted them in slightly larger peat pots-- it's still too soon for them to go outside.

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[claudia603.livejournal.com]

I've heard that lettuce is really hard to get right.

Oh, I envy people who are good at gardening and have the tools, space, etc.! I have almost NO consistent sun in my area. My tomatoes would have done all right last year if not for all the squirrels and rabbits around that ate anything that started to bud! :D

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

It sounds like your garden is off to a great start!

[dreamflower]

The last two years are the first time I've been able to have lettuce that did not bolt and turn bitter before I could use any of it!

That's a shame! Do you have any space for indoor planting-- like a sunny windowsill or something, where you could at least grow a few herbs?

[dreamflower]

I'm hopeful! We are in drought conditions right now, so I've had to do a LOT of watering-- I hope we get some significant rain soon!

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

Lovely things from the garden already. We're just seeing the first willow leaves and blossoms on some of the fruit trees around here.

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

Oooh, nice! I love the idea of being able to eat from homegrown herbs and veggies. I am planning on having strawberries and perhaps raddishes or tomatoes too. Depending on the space issue. :) I hope your veggie garden keeps expanding and prosper. :)

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

Last year I planted herbs outside and some tomatoes...but animals ate them all!! (We have TONS of rabbits and squirrels around)

[dreamflower]

That really is too bad! Maybe you could put a cage or a net around your plants.

[budgielover.livejournal.com]

I am sure that you and I share an "inner Sam." I grow flowers and the irises and lilacs are bursting out in blossom. An elk ate my last rosebush. I am considering raised planting beds for veggies next year, but think the local elk would thank me for the buffet table.

[dreamflower]

The flowering pears bloomed a couple of weeks back, and now are all leafed out. We had a tulip bloom, and today two irises! I'm so glad spring finally arrived!

[dreamflower]

You might try hanging your tomatoes upside down! They grow really well that way, and also take up a lot less space! And radishes are very fast growers!

[dreamflower]

We also have a few of our irises in bloom. And last week, we planted a new tree-- a little redbud sapling between our Capitol pears. It's too late to see blooms from it this year, but it should be lovely next year!

An "inner Sam"! *grin* I like that!