Garden Time!
I decided to start a kitchen garden so that I can get fresher, cheaper, and cleaner veggies. I'm so excited that today is the day I start my garden! I've got a ton of helpful friends and family. I had 6 pots, 2 bags of soil and lots of helpful advice from my friends Anna, Emily and my Aunt Linda (who, by the way was Tomato Queen of SFSU one year, she gave me lots of tomato advice).
I decided on a Bush Early Girl Tomato plant on the advice of Linda. I found a small plant at the Mountain View Nursery (very helpful people there) and it's just so darn cute! I also picked up some Romaine Lettuce because the lady at the nursery said it was good for my type of garden and they had some on hand. In the little dome you can see I have just planted some Basil, Parsley, Dill and Chives. And on the far right I have an avocado pit in water. I'm not sure I have a pot for that avocado just yet, but I figured since I just had avocado last night, I mine as well do something with that pit.
Once these guys get bigger I'll move them into the pots that were generously given to me, and see how they fair outside for Spring. But for now I'll keep them in smaller pots so I can keep them in the sun during the day, and bring them in at night.
Thanks for the help everyone! Can't wait to see how I fair caring for these cute little plants.
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Turns out I had picked up a normal Early Girl plant instead of the Bush type, so I had to take it back. The normal Early Girl grows up to 6' tall! I don't have that much space.
Gardening
Awe... I'm guessing the herbs didn't go so well then?
Just okay
They all died :(
It was fun to try and grow them, but all the seeds were in the same bag and I didn't know which was which. One type actually had some sprouts but quickly faded. I'll try herbs again, but I'll stick with something hardier, like a tomato plant, for now :)
I do want to grow some herbs, but will wait to see how a plant or two works out first this summer.