Cupcakes and Commentary

My basil would have to say a resounding…. No. Maybe next year. On our huge tomato plant that is growing by leaps and bounds we have a solitary…. tomato However, we could feed the whole neighborhood with our cherry tomato plant… I’m still waiting for our pepper plant to actually get more peppers than it [...]

I think my basil is suffering from heat exhaustion. Unlike the basil the tomato plants appear to be flourishing in the 100 degree weather.. Although the top of the small tomato plant appears to be getting out of control…kind of like Super A’s hair after he twirls it.

Part of the reason that I haven’t posted lately is that whenever I try to take pictures of the garden (let alone pick a vegetable) it’s crazy bug world out there. If there isn’t a bee swarming close to my head, there’s a flurry of gnats, flies, etc. to torment me. However, today I decided [...]

I can’t say enough how pleased I am with the success of our garden this year. I have definitely been convinced that we shouldn’t turn the area into a sandbox! My herbs are as usual growing faster than I can use them. I always think I am going to use herbs more than I do, [...]

I am very impressed with the benefits of Organic Miracle Grow…behold… The tarragon and parsley are growing almost 80 percent more than they were last year (approximately). And the rest of our vegetables are still doing well, I think we may actually end up with a head of cabbage for all of our work! And [...]

After a tough fight with some pesky cabbage worms it appears that our cabbage is beginning to pull through… Despite some holes in the outside leaves, the inside is actually doing quite better! Our new pepper plant is already getting a few peppers on it… And our tomato plant is the tallest it has ever [...]

Our cabbage is under attack! Stay tuned…

I was going to entitle this post, “sickness spreads through our house like the plague”, but figured that the happy gardener would be a nicer memory, HA! As of today our little munchkin is hopefully on the mend (fingers crossed!) with only a bit of a remaining cough. However, both my husband and I have [...]

We have had quite a few busy weeks with a vacation, our good friends’ wedding (yea for Carly and BJ!), and now another few days of a sick toddler! However, our garden has managed to sustain itself with our recent inattention and is actually doing quite well! The tomatoes are almost completely ripened and ready [...]

Success! One of my husband’s work friends told him that the edible part of the cabbage will be in the center when all the leaves fold in. I’m not seeing it. I’m still wondering if a cabbage patch kid will appear eventually.