Aug 052011
 
When life doesn't give you tomatoes...plant tomatillos!

While the tomato plants sit there looking brown and pathetic, the tomatillos have taken over the bed and are producing ridiculous amounts. This year I planted them from seed for the first time, from a mix seed packet from Renee’s Garden. I am especially thrilled with the purple variety, which is more commonly used in Central Mexico. They are smaller and stay tart, where the More

Jun 182011
 
Garden update ~ Scorching June

It really could have been the best garden ever, but alas, I have fallen short again. The biggest disappointment was that the potatoes in the PVC containers didn’t form, that experiment failed. So did the onions in containers. I think I planted too many in the same pot, so they stayed small. The leaves have wilted to nothing, so I am harvesting “pearl” sized onions, More