I think I've almost caught up. When we rent it out, we lock up our office, so it sort of ended up being the dumping spot for all of our junk we didn't want out. I need to clean that up (it's seriously bad...it looks a lot like the playroom normally does with the toys, but with office and art supplies mixed in...all over everything) and then I'm done. YAY!!
My little garden has been going CRAZY lately. We've been going out for months, picking tomatoes and strawberries every 3-4 days...but just a few at a time. In my head I was adding up what I paid to plant the garden thinking, "wow. what a great deal. so far we are at about 5 bucks per strawberry."
THEN, it got hot. We happened to ignore it for 1 week, and came back to this:
It still amazes me how things can just grow. I love it. We ignored it another week (the second week of Coachella) and I picked just as many.
Now if you LOOK at the garden itself you'd get good laugh. It's hideous. 1 bed of weakling strawberries, 1 bed of herbs that grew so big, they look like mini-trees and I physically can't pull them out. And the of course weeds. Everywhere. But I learned a lot this year, so I hope next year it'll even be better.
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I think strawberries are hard to grow and tomatoes are easy. I loved tomatoes. I especially like the heirloom tomatoes. They are really sweet and yummy. Herbs are a riot, they will go to seed if they aren't harvested each day, and what can you do with so many. My friend dries some, but I grew way too many for that. I have a clump of chives going to seed right now. I am going to thin them out and the rosemary and some other herb I can't remember are going wild also. I am glad you are back again, I miss when you don't post. Love you all so much hugs and kisses
So amazing! I'm glad coachella is over for you now. Love you!
I want to eat those strawberries. With us living abroad and changing climates, I don't know if I'll ever have a garden. We'll see. I love garden tomatoes. Basically everything from a garden is so much more delicious. I'm jealous. And good job! By the way- you're a stick! You look great!
You are so amazing with this coachella thing. It sounds so overwhelming. I'm glad it's over and you're almost caught up. Your tomatoes look beautiful! Seriously amazing. Gardens are so much fun and I'm so glad that you are doing one. Strawberries are hard to grow. They get more each year. The first time doesn't usually work that well. My grandpa Leslie had a small hill covered in strawberries and they had been there for years. We picked tons every year. But if the strawberries don't end up working the tomatoes will work. Love and miss you so much! :)
You look so beautiful in that picture! I LOVE THOSE TOMATOES I WANT TO EAT THEM! You are os lucky! There is NOTHING like cherry tomatoes, home grown. They're like candy to me. I love them. SO glad cochella is done and over with. Love you!
I love a good garden. I am excited to see how mine does this year. I never know from year to year but I do feel that I learn new things each time. Can't wait to read about yours next year.
Wow, I'm impressed with your tomatoes! I LOVE cherry tomatoes and this year that is all I'm planting...12 different varieties of standard and Heirloom ones from red and yellow to black and rainbow colored. And here they all ripen in Aug. and Sept. and then the plants freeze so I'm guessing (hoping)we will be eating lots during those months. I haven't had much luck with strawberries either, and I haven't with herbs either, though I plant them every year thinking "maybe this year will be different". Thanks for your post...I love being able to catch up a little with your lives.
That is soooo cool! You look so cute and happy about your veggies. I am so glad you had success! Now you won't hesitate to do it again. Before you know it you will be planting all kinds of things! I don't envy the cochella thing. Love and miss you!!
Beautiful, beautiful. I bet they were as yummy as they look. I'm so proud of you. I love you.
Lizzie, you need to post! I miss you so much! Post some pictures! I miss you guys so so much. I hope we get to see eachother soon. Please post! Love you!
Hey, i don't know if you'll get this...and I hate to bug you...but I had a question.
I've been researching deceptively delicious, and I know you used that book...and all I find are people complaining about making purees. I want to know if the food actually tastes good. From what I've read online, it's more negative. But, I trust your tastebuds. Are the recipes tasty, okay, or bad?
Jet and Chad (tehe) eat some whole veg, but I think this would be a cool way to cook in general.
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