My tomatoes are here! I have had some serious issues with these little babies. I am so thrilled to see the fruit of my labor has finally payed off. This is the first year that I have decided to give gardening a go, my yard is surrounded by tall hedges that the sun exposure is limited so I started with some landscaping plants: hostas, ground covers, tall grasses and a few sunflowers. I really want a vegetable garden, but without the sun it really is not possible. I did however attempt tomatoes that a friend gave to me as starters. I figured I had nothing to lose but $10 for the soil and pots. That $10 has now turned into $30 and finally at the end of August I have cherry tomatoes. And by tomatoes I mean very few. At first I put 4 plants in one pot, obviously I did not research on how to exactly grow tomatoes. This led to 4 new pots and 4 new tomato cages and more soil and more fertilizer and more and more. Because my yard has such limited sun exposure I decided to put the pots in the driveway where the sun exposure is about 8 hours. At first they loved it, and then they did not. Apparently the heat penetrating from the garage door was no bueño. The leaves started shriveling. What did I do? I kept watering and watering only to find out that I almost killed them with water...who knew? So then on about August 17th I moved them to the middle of the drive way. Who needs parking, I need lunch! Fast forward to today and I finally have my tomatoes. To give you a better time frame I started these guys in June. I hope you are laughing because I am. Lesson to self: GOOGLE. I am a wing it kind of girl who has great instincts, I figured the world would just guide me-apparently not in this case. Here are some pictures from the garden today and my favorite "wing it" lunch showcasing my cherry tomatoes. |
| lemon mint blossom |
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| hydrangea close up |
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| the perfect bite cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, smoked salmon, cream cheese and cracker |
