.........parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
I was starting to wonder if I was going to have my tomatoes and herbs this season. Otherwise known as the caprese garden (sans the mozzarella bush), it was now the end of April and the box/barrels were still bare. Perhaps we had moved to Canada or Alaska. Granted April was a crazy month, what with trips north for Passover and Easter, losing the beagle, visits from the baby, and then there was that hot, hot week. If I had even planted my garden, the baby plants would probably have fried that week. At any rate, the end of April it was going to be.
David very nicely prepared the planter box I use for the tomatoes and some of the herbs.
I had gone to the nursery the day before and selected a few tomatoes and some new herbs to plant. Where are the rest of the veggies? Living with a non-veggie eater, I have pared down the garden to tomatoes and herbs; the weekly farmer's market gives me what else I need, but if ever we move to a house with more garden space . . . this year I have decided to plant the tomatoes a few at a time, and see if I can stretch out the growing season that way. So I will go back in a few weeks and buy 2 more plants.
I did have to say goodbye to last season's parsley, which had gone beautifully to flowering seed in the last week.
With the soil prepared, popping the plants in is a relatively easy task.
So this is the start. Out in the raised bed, I have basil, rosemary (2 kinds) and the two starter tomatoes. In the half-barrel, I planted some new Italian flat leaf parsley, cilantro, Greek oregano and more basil. I have also planted a bush tomato in a pot. Let the watering begin.
Comments (11)
Nice! Look forward to seeing your harvest post in a few months. There is nothing better than that first home-grown tomato of the summer. I put my tomatoes in a couple of weeks ago.
Posted by Annie | April 30, 2009 12:14 PM
Posted on April 30, 2009 12:14
Marcia, lovely planter box, tell Dave I admire them. Please give us photos as the plants progress. I think it will be a bountiful season for you.
Posted by Barb Cabot | April 30, 2009 4:56 PM
Posted on April 30, 2009 16:56
What a lovely post, Marcia!
I can smell the tomato plants. They have the greatest fragrance and there's nothing like it in the world.
Posted by Brenda | April 30, 2009 6:24 PM
Posted on April 30, 2009 18:24
Now wouldn't that be great to have a mozzarella bush! Lucky you to be able to plant all these delicious herbs and tomatoes!
Posted by girasoli | May 1, 2009 1:49 AM
Posted on May 1, 2009 01:49
Nice start on your veggie garden. We can't even think about putting tomatoes outside until mid-May or later. Basil even later.
What varieties did you plant?
We have prep'd our garden and have the cold plants in - peas, radishes and lettuce. We've started our tomato plants but have to wait a couple more weeks before going outside.
Posted by Marta | May 1, 2009 10:37 AM
Posted on May 1, 2009 10:37
Looks good - I can't wait to get a few things in the ground.
Posted by Jerry | May 1, 2009 6:41 PM
Posted on May 1, 2009 18:41
Great start on your garden, Marcia. Will be another 2-3 weeks before we plant herbs here. Wish I had room for Tomato plants. Still have lots of clean-up to do out back!
Posted by sheri | May 1, 2009 8:08 PM
Posted on May 1, 2009 20:08
Very nice start on the garden. I am with Barb. I want to see the caprese garden progress as well.... It will make me jealous for sure. I always kill my basil. :(
Posted by Eden | May 1, 2009 11:51 PM
Posted on May 1, 2009 23:51
Love your gardening post, Marcia.
Every year I think I'm going to plant. Every year I realize I have a brown thumb. :sigh:
Posted by Deborah | May 2, 2009 6:16 AM
Posted on May 2, 2009 06:16
I have got to try growing herbs this year, they smell so wonderful! It looks like you are off to a great start.
Posted by sandrac | May 2, 2009 4:53 PM
Posted on May 2, 2009 16:53
Ooh, isn't it great when you can finally get the plants in! I just have lettuce, arugula and herbs so far, the tomatoes are hardening off, and I'll get potatoes in in the next week or two.
Posted by Amy | May 3, 2009 3:21 AM
Posted on May 3, 2009 03:21