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Continue reading →: Garden Tour, April 2024
The garden is finally set up and mostly planted, except for the tomatoes. Here’s a quick garden tour.
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Continue reading →: First tomato seedling of 2024
It may not look like much, but I always am so excited to see seedlings emerging. This is an Orange Pinocchio, which is a micro dwarf tomato. I’m also planning to grow another micro dwarf, Jochalos.
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Continue reading →: The Outside Gardens Wake Up
Spring seems to have arrived in Philadelphia, even if the calendar doesn’t say so. I even saw a woodpecker at my suet feeder the other day, but wasn’t able to get a photo. The front garden There are five medium-to-large plant containers in front of the house, and almost all…
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Continue reading →: Herb and Lettuce Update
Wow, it’s been a while, since I posted, and a lot has changed. The aerogarden lettuce has all been harvested and eaten. It was pretty good but I think I’m just not that into salad in the winter. I may try the lettuce again in the summer, when it’s too…
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Continue reading →: Baby herbs and small lettuce
I thought it was time for a brief update on my indoor garden. The Kapoor Tulsi, basil, and thyme germinated well and I’ve repotted them into bigger containers. I ’m letting the tulsi and basil recover a bit before thinning and one of the basil containers might not make it.…
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Continue reading →: Indoor gardening this fall
A local friend was getting rid of her aerogarden, so I decided to give it a try. I’ve really just gardened outdoors for the last several years but I just wasn’t very into it this summer—maybe because my tomatoes were disappointing. But I had this new toy and I figured…
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Continue reading →: Hello, world!
Welcome to my blog. I’m a gardener, cat lady, nap enthusiast, and heathen. I like to grow things, read books, and scheme. I live with two feline companions who are convinced they are in charge and, if I’m being honest, they are. I live in a large northeastern city and…