Garden Update!

This just in: we have bunches of baby tomatoes growing. On multiple tomato plants. Impressive! This is in spite of pesky aphids that I have tried to blast off with the hose, which should work according to a quick Google search. We are so thrilled that these plants are doing so well.

Now I have delusion of grandeur for future garden possibilities: cucumbers, squash, strawberries, and even corn! Crazy I know, but I am inspired. Of course, seeing a neighbor tend a real garden has also given me the aspiration of a green thumb. Of course, if I was smart I would only choose things that I can make into a pie, thus smartly tying in two hobbies together. But who wants that kind of forethought? Besides, it would fun to have fresh veggies to have Keith cook up. Note: Keith would have to cook them...unless I wanted to ruin my crop with my cooking.

How is the rest of our garden going? So kind of you to ask! Yes...AND we have peppers!!
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I think they are jalapenos, but I really can't remember what type of peppers we bought. But they are growing and look pretty good. Too bad Keith and I have no idea when to know when they are "ripe". So either they'll taste great or be little balls of explosive fire. Sounds like fun! Anyone up for some mystery-intensity salsa? Our cilantro is in the process of going to seed (oops), so that means we will have corriander soon too. How exciting! Who knew 'going green' would be so fulfilling!

Our First Garden

Today we finally got the wire frames to help support our first garden crop - tomatoes! These are the first tomatoes I've ever grown, so I am quite excited that they have been doing so well. We have had success with herbs in the past, but I've never attempted anything more. But after all those articles about "green living" and friends growing such spectacular gardens, I figured it was time to give it a try!


We bought most of these from the WSU Hort Club fundraiser, which was great since we also bought pepper plants too. These didn't last long, since I planted them too early and a late frost/cold spell doomed them. But after a quick trip to the store and a couple starters from friends, gave us a grand total of NINE tomato plants, three pepper plants, and one cilantro herb. I decided to get a bunch of tomato plants, in the hope that one would survive my first attempt at a garden. Little did I know that so many would grow so well.

Keith has been wonderful and taking wonderful care of these little guys while I have been living at the VTH. Thanks to him they are thriving! We even have some new little tomatoes trying their best to grow. Keep your fingers crossed that our pesky neighborhood squirrels leave them alone!