I just realized that it’s been awhile since I updated my backyard garden progress. So what’s going on with that? Parts of my garden are thriving & other parts…not so much. It’s definitely been a learning process and I’m so fascinated by it all. I planted some Echinacea in the backyard and it’s finally blooming! It’s soo pretty! I love it.
What have I learned so far?
I learned that arugula have flowers! Then little pods come out and they start re-seeding. Fancy!
I ate all the arugula. It was SOO peppery. Knocked my socks off. Homegrown arugula is SPICY.
I lost my strawberries, cilantro & dill. BOO. The area I had them in was too hot. All it took was one scorching afternoon and they looked liked a vampire facing the daylight! I’m talking about a True Blood vampire…not a Twilight one. No diamond- like sparkles on these planties. Just crusty shriveled up shrubs.
And so I my trough had a big void to fill with the missing cilantro, arugula & dill. What to put in there?? TOMATOES! Yup. Screw it. I did it even though I said I was going to wait til next year. The tree we were gonna have removed will not be in time for tomato season. SIGH. Hopefully I will have some good little sungolds to snack on when I’m watering. I bought 3 of those and a beefsteak tomato plant.
At least I think that’s what it is. The basil is really taking off and thickening up.
It’s a pretty big difference from this:
So in a few months I should have some little tomato pictures for you.
Cross you fingers!
