Speed Planting

Today we (quickly) planted more peppers, tomatoes, marigolds and tarragon. The reason for our haste was because we had to be back home by 8pm for "Lost." We are a bit obsessed.

I'm particularly excited about the tarragon. I love tarragon - the taste and the smell. I happen to have a recipe for tarragon perfume I'd like to try out this year:

Tarragon Perfume (from The Encyclopedia of Country Living)
2 Tbs fresh tarragon, crushed
1 cup quality oil
1 tsp distilled vinegar

Place crushed herbs in a bottle. Cover with the oil and vinegar. Cap the bottle and place in the hot sunshine. Shake the bottle twice daily for three weeks. Strain and use. This can be used as perfume or in dishes. Yum!

I hope to try this as soon as I have enough tarragon. I'll let you know how it goes.

Phew!

We went out to the farm today for the first time since the storm and pretty much everything was intact. The only thing out of place was the cover to our little tool "shed" which had partially blown away.

Here's the status on everything:
lettuce and tomatoes= excellent
onions, herbs, collards and strawberries = good
cabbage = rebounding
peppers = so-so
potatoes = no growth yet

Of course, I forgot the camera so I wasn't able to take any pictures. I did pluck the flowers off some thyme and took a picture when I got home.

Picture of the Day

Who knew potato eye-sprouts could be so pretty?

These here are from a red potato.

Picture of the Day

We've never really had a problem with pests in our little garden. Some of our plot neighbors are obsessed with keeping deer, rabbits, etc. out but we've really only seen a few rabbits and absolutely no deer.

So it surprised us when our first round of lettuce was pecked to death by birds.

We wised up and protected our second batch.

So far, so good.

All in a Twitter

We will be out-of-town this Easter weekend but it looks like our little garden should be getting a fair amount of rain while we are gone. If it does get a little dry, wouldn't it be great if our plants could let us know they're parched?

Well now your plants can Twitter you. Granted, I don't really understand what Twittering is (I have yet to master "texting") but apparently a new device will allow your plants to Twitter when they need water.

I'm not so sure about this. I think we all know those people who are constantly checking their phones or updating their Facebook status with such mundane things as "I'm brushing my teeth and then I'm going to floss!" What if I become obsessed with my plants' hydration status?

Or worse, what if my plants become obsessed with telling me their hydration status?

So, I think we'll forgo this foray into gardening technology for the time being. I like my plants to be the strong, silent type.