Garden, first trial

[roseembolism]

Puttering in the garden can go a long way toward making a weekend with no parties, excursions, movies or visits with friends seem completely worthwhile.  heck, I didn't even get much written. 

We did however, get an ugly blue waterproof tarp established over the flooring of the porch, and bought a bunch of herbs, veggies and flowers, along with some pots and a lot of potting soil.   We then spent Sunday afternoon, until well into twilight, planting, planning, and setting up nets and hanging baskets.  So we now have containers of:
Mint
Peppermint
Spearmint
Lemon Balm
Basil
Lettuce
String Beans
Tomatoes
Habenero Peppers
Cruel Thai Peppers
Bell Peppers (desultory, more out of tradition than any expectation of result)
Nasturtums
and a few other plants.

No wonder we were exhausted that evening.  There's still a lot of arranging to do, but at least things are off to a good start.

Comments

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

You know nasturtium petals are edible, right? Good to throw in salads...

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

Leaves and seedpods, too. You can pickle the seedpods for a sort of "poor man's caper". Also, we got violas, which can also go in salads and look pretty in blended chevre cheese.

[etoilenoir959.livejournal.com]

That's quite a start to your garden!