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I have fond memories of forgetting my house key, therefore locked out after school, and sitting in the garden eating the tomatoes.  They were the most delicious ever.  I dream of tomatoes in my garden.  And while we wait for Rob to return from his trip abroad and finish our raised beds. We can at least start seeds.

San Marzano TomatoSan Marzano Tomato

One of my many goals for the garden this year is to be an heirloom garden and be able to save the seeds for next year and for sharing.  For our tomatoes we picked the San Marzano, and I was thrilled to see this tomato featured in my Saveur Magazine as one of the most flavorful plum tomatoes.  I like cherry tomatoes too, and might have better luck with them in the Seattle climate, but we’ll go ahead and give these a try.

Egg Shell Starters

I saved the egg shells for about a week, kept them in their container.  Popped a hole in the bottom for drainage, filled with dirt and planted the seeds.  They are now on top of the fridge in the dark.

They take 6-10 days to germinate, think warm germination thoughts for me.

Our Garden is Growing!!

Since I last mentioned our garden, we’ve been looking EVERYDAY.  A few times a day to see what might be popping up!  On Wednesday, the Micro Greens appeared.

Micro-Greens

On Thursday the flowers appeared. I can’t tell you the squeals of delight. Iz immediately grabbed her watering can and gently watered the flowers.

Kitty in the Garden

On Friday, the cherry tomatoes popped up!  More squeals (from me too!).  Then Saturday the Basil appeared!  HELLOOOO Pesto!

Basil

and Sunday morning the heritage tomatoes, swiss chard and peas all appeared.

We are pretty excited, and thinking about the next step, wondering if we need  a grow light to make sure our little garden is able to thrive and feed us a bit this year.  Any thoughts?  Anybody use grow lights?

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Remember when we planted last spring?  It was outside, we were wearing our coats, our fingers were cold, and we were having so much fun.  I love my garden, we love our garden.  It’s been a wonderful experience for us, growing responsibly, eating responsibly and really enjoying it all.

Now, we don’t have a garden, we left it in Western MA, and while our little apartment building has a strip of grass that would make for a perfect garden, it’s also a litter box, dog poop pile, and gigantic ashtray for the other tenants.  So, no way.

But! We do have an enormous south facing window.  So….

Dirt Love

We brought home some Filthy Rich Organic Soil.

Row Markers

Made our Row Markers (plastic container cut into strips and a little Sharpie magic…)

Swiss Chard

Swiss Chard seeds.


Careful PlantingCareful Planting

and careful, careful planting….

Careful Planting

Careful Planting

Our Garden

Our view out the back window isn’t so glamorous (we can see the mtns from the kitchen window on a clear day!), but I think it will improve soon, it will be lush and green.  Fingers crossed we can grow lettuce, chard, peas, tomatoes and basil in our apartment window.  Any tips?

Mom - Where Are The Plants?

Iz wants to know where the plants are.  So we’ll be looking for the everyday, keeping track here in our garden journal.  Maybe in 60 days, we’ll be eating tomatoes.

Any tips from apartment gardners would be greatly appreciated!

Peas, Swiss Chard, Spinach, Arugula, Mesclun, Spicy Greens

Planting Our Garden

It was cold, but very, very sunny. I was determined to get the seeds in the garden. I love greens of all kind and having to run to the store every few days gets old, real fast. Besides, gardening is so good for the soul.

Planting Our Garden

Planting Our Garden

We have limited garden space and a friend recommended Square Foot Gardening. It’s super efficient.

Waiting For The Ice Cream Window To Open

(Taking A Break – Waiting, I mean Playing – for almost 2 hours – for the Ice Cream Stand to open)

Every day since we’ve planted, we visit our garden and seeds to see if they are up. Yep, we are a bit eager. Iz can’t wait to munch on some of those yummy peas. It’s been rainy and cold since we’ve planted our garden. Hopefully we won’t have to wait too long.




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