I know Spring officially began last month, but it hasn't really felt like it until this past week. Last Thursday the temperature got into the upper 60's! I knew it was going to be nice, so I stopped at Bi-Mart and stocked up on potting soil and fresh herbs and veggies to grow. That afternoon I waited until all of the clouds had cleared, then ventured out onto the deck to do some gardening. Last summer we went a little crazy with the plants. Mostly due to starting the tomatoes as seeds, thus taking forever to grow into full plants.... then we were stuck with a surplus of tomatoes! This year I decided to purchase the tomato plants that are around 7-8" tall. Here's what I'm growing:
Herbs: Rosemary, French Thyme, Tarragon, Sage, Chives, Basil, Dill, Cilantro, and Oregano.
Veggies: Jalapenos (these were so fun last summer!), Lettuce starts, Lettuce from seeds, Spinach from seeds, Radishes from seeds, two kinds of red Tomatoes (one of which was developed at Oregon State University!), and a small Yellow Pear Tomato plant.
Soon to come: Snow peas! Dale is going to construct a planter box that we can tie strings to for the peas grow on.
I love looking outside at my happy herbs! I was so excited this morning when I went out to water them and was surprised with radish leaves sprouting!! I planted the seeds exactly a week ago and they are already popping up! I'm going to have to spread them out once the leaves get a little bigger.
Just made some sun-dried tomato pesto. Tonight's menu: Sun dried tomato stuffed pork tenderloin, smashed potatoes with sour cream and chives, and sugar-snap peas with a sweet onion vinaigrette. I love Spring!
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