The garden is growing! 3 of the 16 tomato plants were tipped over when I visited our garden on June 5 (about a month after we first planted). We have some plastic poles, wooded poles, and wire towers we are using to prop up the plants. However, I realized we need to somehow anchor the plants to the poles somehow, so I at first thought string would be the way to go. I talked to my mom, and she learned from our former next door neighbors and wonderful vegetable gardeners, Bea and Pat, that pantyhose worked great because they are flexible and provide some "give" as the plants grow and expand. I own exactly zero pairs of pantyhose, so I called Sarah, who has worked in corporate America for quite a long time, and sure enough, she has more pairs than she knows what to do with. So the next step is tying up our plants. There are arleady tons of yellow flowers and small green tomatoes growing! Yummy. All the other plants are growing wonderfully too. The basil is expanding quickly. I'm most excited for onions. I've been cooking so much lately, and every recipe calls for an onion; can't wait to use one from my own garden!
I'm reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. It's a great book; I don't know if I'll ever be at the point where every single thing I cook is either grown in my own backyard or in a place where I know the growers (local), but I'm slowly moving that way! On Saturday morning, Seamus and I visited the North City Farmer's Market. It's a few blocks right by Crown Candy, at 14th and Market. It was 100 degrees plus, but other than that, very fun. Live music playing, about 20 or so vendors, and just a fun atmosphere. I bought collard greens, radishes, peas, fresh bread, and strawberries. Cooked everything that night and ate some delicious food, and used some to make dishes for a little pool party the next day. I'm going to try to go to that market every week; it was wonderful!
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