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| birdseye view of romas |
Here's evidence of why I don't post very often, I've been getting dirty. This summer marks my first serious attempt to grow a few edibles to bring to the table. Considering I have the smallest city plot that can barely be classified as land, I'd say my efforts weren't too shabby. I managed to avoid the plague of the stink bugs, at least up until now.
Lessons learned, gardening takes a ton of time and you don't always get out of it what you put in; plants need water and sun; baby stinkbugs will look cute until you realize they are stinkbugs and now you must commit homicide; and cats like chocolate mint.
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| a proud moment with a big cucumber and beefsteak tomato |
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I've dried some tea herbs already, and hopefully will make an attempt to dry more for the winter. I have enough garlic to ward off all the vampires in Western Pennsylvania. I perpetually have dirt under my fingernails and in the creases of my thumbs. Mostly I don't make an effort to clean it off because I like how it reminds me that I'm a simple tiny human who thinks I can manipulate the humble piece of Earth I tend.
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| sideways upside-down view of cucumbers |
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| a photographic moment of my first cucumber and tomato |
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| blue's thought bubble reads, why are you making me stay inside while you're playing in the dirt? |
More gardening things to come...stay tuned.
