Gettin’ Dirty
Gettin’ dirty in the garden that is! WOW! What a fabulous weekend we had! It was sunny and 80 here in California and we took FULL advantage of it. Although we have a vegetable garden all year, we had a lot of work to do to get it ready for the spring/summer season. I also needed to transplant some herbs and get some color going in my pots and flower beds.
Our herb boxes now contain:
- Basil
- Cilantro (my absolute favorite herb of all time)
- Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
- Oregano
- Thyme
- Sage
- Chives
Our vegetable garden is full of:
- Leeks
- Jalapeno Peppers
- Red Bell Peppers
- Anaheim Mild Chili Peppers
- Black Beauty Eggplant
- San Marzano Heirloom Tomatoes
- Brandywine Heirloom Tomatoes
- Hillbilly Heirloom Tomatoes
- Mama Mia Roma Tomatoes
- Red Cherry Tomatoes
- Yellow Pear Tomatoes
- Zucchini
- Yellow Squash
- Beets
- Cucumbers
My pots/flower beds now contain:
- Cosmos ( my fav!)
- Snap Dragons
- Yellow Marigolds
- Vincas
- Impatiens
Last spring I had just given birth to Bubba-Loo when my husband got the garden ready. So clearly with my lack of sleep, focus, brain power, constant nursing, and diaper changes, I did none of it. It felt good to get out there again this year! I especially enjoyed the aftermath ~ sitting back with a big glass of white wine and admiring the work!
And in case you are wondering, YES we are tomato obsessed! I will keep you updated with pictures as our garden grows!
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I can’t wait to eat from your garden. I’ll be over with my tomato face and a wine glass in about 6 weeks! Good job!!
Love it! We should totally do a veggie swap – you have some stuff we don’t have…
Yes we should do a veggie swap! I also will supplement my veggies with stuff from our CSA- Eat with the Seasons. Yummy!
Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun getting the garden ready. With so many amazing varieties of tomatoes, you’ll have such a badass spaghetti sauce! Have you tried Trader Joe’s Cilantro Salad Dressing? If you haven’t you should try it since you enjoy cilantro so much. 🙂
I have tried that dressing, yummy! I also just make my own dressing with cilantro- little olive oil, cilantro, garlic, salt/pepper- yummy!
Rachel, I am so happy to know you are such an avid gardener along with Josh. I am home from the hospital and feeling pretty well. That was quite an ordeal. My neck surgery went well but after I had to go in the hospital where they discovered pneumonia and heart arythmia, that was quiet a deal. I am so happy to be home where Minnie will nurse me back to health. Supposedly the pneumonia is cleared up and my heart is back in rythm.
Love to all,
Dee