Posted: June 9th, 2010 | Filed under: Vegetables | Tags: cake toppers, cowboys helmets, home grown tomatoes, patio garden, patio produce | 2 Comments »
So this is just a quick mid week update of a few things that have happened (things that caused dancing) and a little preview for later this weekend. As you know, I have been tending to my little patio garden like a good little Dentonite - and while I have been harvesting in on my herbs none of my little veggie plants had ripened quite yet. Until this week… welcome Tomato 1 and Tomato 2 - my first little tiny tomato harvest from the patio! So exciting - and super tasty little guys!
Now for a little preview action… this weekend I’m making cupcakes for a Dallas Cowboys theme 1 yr old birthday party… and this evening I made these cute little cake toppers…
So there you go… anything exciting happening with you mid week?
Posted: June 1st, 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: patio garden, patio vegetable garden, small space veggie garden | 1 Comment »
My sweet little patio is a growing and a growing and I spend quite a lot time watering and trimming and watching my sweet little plants. And my oh my… those sweet little tomatoes are sprouting and I have more than a few sweet bell peppers starting to turn bright sunny yellow. And man, I gave my basil and chives and rosemary a sweet trim for a tasty quiche and they are coming back strong! They smell so yummy when I trim them for the kitchen. The mint is so crazy these days its growing in circles around the pot! And then there are my two faves… the desert moss succulents that greet me daily with plenty of bright and happy little flowers in pinks, purple, yellows and oranges. And my precious gardenias, so delightfully fragrant every time I walk out. So here is your update… and hopefully there will be more, praying the Texas sun doesn’t burn them up.
So go and plant something! Or at least take the time this week to stop and smell the herb garden/gardenias.
Posted: April 16th, 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: a little spring garden, garden, patio garden, patio gardening, texas patio garden | 4 Comments »
The spring bug bit me - and I wish I could spend my evenings relaxing in a massive garden, buying new flowers to plant, and weeding along the walkways. But alas, we live in a tiny apartment on the third floor - so no yard for a garden. But that is okay, because I have planted a few things on our tiny patio. It was probably very funny to the people watching me up there with my dirt and pots and little bitty plants everywhere. But that is okay. Because I love looking out the window and looking at our little plants - and opening up the door (because the temperature has been perfect down here lately) and looking at the little plants a growing.
Peppermint mint, my favorite to put in tea, on fruit, etc…
Don’t worry, I did plant with a purpose - Four kinds of tomatoes (we’ll see what works) - a few herbs that I cook with often, and a little succulent basket. I love succulents, I think they are way cool, and lets face it, I live in Texas. It gets hot - and dry, and despite how much you water, the sun by itself can kill plants with sheer will. So, succulents that flower it is. (Plus, if I forget to water for a day they will still be alive! Ha!) Now, I do have some little hooks already hanging over the rail, and I’m considering whether or not I’m going for hanging plants this year or not - or if I really want to worry about it. We’ll see, I’ll keep you updated.
Italian sweet basil and onion chives.
Note: I saw a little yellow flower on a tomato plant this morning- which means it will be producing something for the kitchen soon soon!
Hardy rosemary.
Tomatoes, a few different heirloom varieties. (I hate to say it, but I can’t remember where I put my labels, and I can’t remember which ones I ended up with…. oh well.)
Succulents, including desert moss with big pink flowers!
