That’s most of it. There’s also the bay tree, lemon verbena, and dill. And I just planted some ginger, but it’s barely sprouted. The only other thing is the pecans–which I don’t really grow, they are just here and have been, and every other year I get way more than I can shell.
Sage (a plant Mom brought me, oh, five years ago or so, just keeps acoming year after year. Newly planted basil (sweet and purple curls), a couple sprigs of rosemary, and chives. We’ll be lucky if they “make” in another month. (I’m so late with everything this year.)
Two weeks ago I finally got things planted, the herbs, the containers on the patio. I nearly missed the season, all the annuals were “half-off” price-wise and pretty picked over, still it turned out OK, I think. I’m going in to get the camera for a couple snaps to post in a few (I sort of promised Ms. Ryan I would when I had finally planted.)
Oh I do hope you post pictures, Rick. Growing some of what you eat, or at least what you use to flavor dishes, has long struck me as an implicitly hopeful thing. I think it is possible to get so far removed from things that grow as to stunt something in ourselves without knowing it.
I’ve just got herbs in barrels: basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano, purple sage, mint and lemon verbena. We tried vegetables a couple years ago, but lost to the damn gophers. (So we got a cat, but he can’t keep up, even at a rate of two or three a week. DAMN gophers. Our yard looks like WWI No Man’s Land, with all the gopher hills that pop up every single day.) There IS a mini-tomato plant in a barrel, though, squeezing out one weensy tomato at a time. I bought it from a man at the Farmer’s Market, because it’s name (type?) was Juliet. I don’t think I’ll be taking pictures. Oh, there’s dill growing wild all over our lot. I love that. Apparently the gophers don’t.
Erin– I know the frustration of gophers. Only down here they have bushy tails and climb trees. They will go over to a tomato plant, pick a green tomato and bite it. Nope, not ripe–better taste another one just like it. Nope, not ripe…. We have cats too; they chase the beasts but turn and run if the critter tires of being chased. Do you think they make miniature tranquilizer darts? I hope Cindy didn’t see me say that.
I don’t grow anything at the moment except older and tired. In my little RV paradise in El Paso, I was partial to rosemary and thyme (among the edibles) and petunias and iceplant (among the presumably inedibles). I didn’t eat the rosemary or thyme, for that matter. I just rubbed them and smelled my hands. I loved doing that. Or cutting snips of the rosemary to scent the RV. If I get to move into the RV park in Alamo, later this year, I hope to get into rosemary and thyme growing again.
Daryl, we also have “ground squirrels” here in Cali. Most vineyards have poison traps set, which makes us pretty nervous about the pet factor, but so far our cat seems uninterested in the traps and their victims, so, phew.
Also, I advise skipping the tranquilizer darts and going directly to the shotgun.
Okay, I’m visualizing Daryl’s garden–let’s see if I get it all:
Herbs - basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano, spearmint, chocolate mint, Mexican tarragon, sage, Italian parsley
Vegetables - leeks, tomatoes, yellow and green peppers, okra, scallions
Fruits - pomegranates, figs, blackberries
Did I miss anything?
That’s most of it. There’s also the bay tree, lemon verbena, and dill. And I just planted some ginger, but it’s barely sprouted. The only other thing is the pecans–which I don’t really grow, they are just here and have been, and every other year I get way more than I can shell.
Currently we have english thyme, three types of tomatoes, basil, rosemary, mint, and pumpkins.
Pomegranates, figs and blackberries? It’s like the Garden of Useless Delights over there.
Sage (a plant Mom brought me, oh, five years ago or so, just keeps acoming year after year. Newly planted basil (sweet and purple curls), a couple sprigs of rosemary, and chives. We’ll be lucky if they “make” in another month. (I’m so late with everything this year.)
Two weeks ago I finally got things planted, the herbs, the containers on the patio. I nearly missed the season, all the annuals were “half-off” price-wise and pretty picked over, still it turned out OK, I think. I’m going in to get the camera for a couple snaps to post in a few (I sort of promised Ms. Ryan I would when I had finally planted.)
Oh I do hope you post pictures, Rick. Growing some of what you eat, or at least what you use to flavor dishes, has long struck me as an implicitly hopeful thing. I think it is possible to get so far removed from things that grow as to stunt something in ourselves without knowing it.
I’ve just got herbs in barrels: basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano, purple sage, mint and lemon verbena. We tried vegetables a couple years ago, but lost to the damn gophers. (So we got a cat, but he can’t keep up, even at a rate of two or three a week. DAMN gophers. Our yard looks like WWI No Man’s Land, with all the gopher hills that pop up every single day.) There IS a mini-tomato plant in a barrel, though, squeezing out one weensy tomato at a time. I bought it from a man at the Farmer’s Market, because it’s name (type?) was Juliet. I don’t think I’ll be taking pictures. Oh, there’s dill growing wild all over our lot. I love that. Apparently the gophers don’t.
squirrels
tomatoes, some kind of peppers, and millet (damn messy birds)
apartment living doesn’t allow for too much planting, unfortunately.
Fuck you, Tracy.
Erin– I know the frustration of gophers. Only down here they have bushy tails and climb trees. They will go over to a tomato plant, pick a green tomato and bite it. Nope, not ripe–better taste another one just like it. Nope, not ripe…. We have cats too; they chase the beasts but turn and run if the critter tires of being chased. Do you think they make miniature tranquilizer darts? I hope Cindy didn’t see me say that.
I don’t grow anything at the moment except older and tired. In my little RV paradise in El Paso, I was partial to rosemary and thyme (among the edibles) and petunias and iceplant (among the presumably inedibles). I didn’t eat the rosemary or thyme, for that matter. I just rubbed them and smelled my hands. I loved doing that. Or cutting snips of the rosemary to scent the RV. If I get to move into the RV park in Alamo, later this year, I hope to get into rosemary and thyme growing again.
Grow ye not wiser, Cooper?
Daryl, we also have “ground squirrels” here in Cali. Most vineyards have poison traps set, which makes us pretty nervous about the pet factor, but so far our cat seems uninterested in the traps and their victims, so, phew.
Also, I advise skipping the tranquilizer darts and going directly to the shotgun.
mmm. and brussels sprouts. they proudly share a kabob with even the lowliest of squirrel.
Hey Cindy.
Oh, Tracy. Tracy, Tracy, Tracy. You live in Iowa, right?