Since we left for Georgia about 2 days before I was going to plant the worlds most awesome garden, I wasn't able to make use of my new garden bed I built last spring full of wonderful organic composty goodness. I also had a few things that I had ordered that I just couldn't get into the ground before we left. Out of 50 strawberry plants, only 3 made it into dirt (a horrible waste I know but there was nothing I could do). Out of those 3, apparently only one survived thanks to the keen eyes of our neighbor Margaret. That lone strawberry was transplanted to the fallow garden and seemed happy to be there. When we moved back there was the beginnings of a single strawberry. 2 days ago I took this picture, and then I ate that strawberry and I'm here to tell you...it was the best strawberry I've ever tasted!
Some of the organic compost that I chose for the garden must have been around some tomatoes, because these volunteered to help fill out the little garden bed as well. Apparently there would have been more of them if Aunt Teresa hadn't been so thorough in her weeding this summer :0) Anyway, there are 4 or 5 little beauties growing now and I imagine they will be done before the frost hits...*whisper* although I honestly don't have a problem slicing them up and frying them in a little cornmeal if they don't quite make it. Shhhhhh...
Also appears to be some little tomatolettes growing on another plant. I love their little green roundess...I just want to pinch them like Fletchers cheeks!
So, all my seeds I bought for this year are saved in the fridge. Next year I will try again to make the world's best 4x4 foot garden!
1 comment:
I bet that strawberry was just the greatest! Our tomatoe plant didn't quite make it but we did get 4 tomatoes out of it which in turn means that each tomatoe cost us about $5 but they were very good....good luck with your gardening adventures.
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