How does my garden grow?
I was tremendously excited this year to have the opportunity to grow things outside on our back deck. After growing up with a large vegetable garden--which we don't have at the family home in Madison due to our shady backyard--I really missed getting my hands in the dirt. Chicago did not provide me with opportunities to grow outdoors. My last apartment's fire escape was dark,tremendously dirty, and faced the alley. The apartment before that had a back porch, but it was way down the hall and I didn't have the wherewithal to get it together.
But, now, we have a pot of herbs--oregano, basil, and onion chives, a cherry tomato plant, a small pot of pansies, and a larger pot of flowers--marigolds, snap dragons, and pansies. And my how they've grown! In Wisconsin, the growing season was early this year and last week we had so much heat that things just accelerated. I thought that the basil was done in, but as you will see, it's thriving. And we have 4 green tomatoes!
Sorry about the upside down tomato plant. I was having trouble with the photos.
But, now, we have a pot of herbs--oregano, basil, and onion chives, a cherry tomato plant, a small pot of pansies, and a larger pot of flowers--marigolds, snap dragons, and pansies. And my how they've grown! In Wisconsin, the growing season was early this year and last week we had so much heat that things just accelerated. I thought that the basil was done in, but as you will see, it's thriving. And we have 4 green tomatoes!
Sorry about the upside down tomato plant. I was having trouble with the photos.