greenish thumb

we have a garden. with real dirt and everything. and, i will say (though i never thought i would), it's such a pleasure growing one's own vegetation. i might be acquiring a greenish thumb (emphasis on the -ish though, 'cause our lemon tree's not doing so hot). we've got the vegetable thing going, and they're happy as clams in the one hot corner of the patio. here now are the before-and-after shots of our real dirt.

before:

after:

in this box: early girl and orange cherry tomatoes, snap peas, thyme, sage, anaheim pepper, and two types of basil. the basil and the herbs have been of great use already!

in the the lower box: oregano, purple basil, lemon cucumber, mint, and cilantro. not sure if these guys will be as happy, as it's not as sunny there.

planning to make some vanilla mint iced tea again this summer with these guys

a lady at the grocer was buying a six-pack of pea starters, but didn't want all six. so she said, "ya want some peas?" and i said, "sure" and then she plopped them in my arms. off i went, full of gardener glee. and i, knowing nothing of growing peas, plopped them in the ground. i know now that i'll need something for them to crawl up, 'cause they'll soon be over two feet tall!