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"With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row."
(from Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, an old English nursery rhyme.)
Not quite. :) Last summer, amid a chorus of naysayers we planted a few tomatoes in containers. It was a cold and rainy year--unseasonably, so we are told. Nevertheless, we did harvest tomatoes! In September. And although there were not as many as we are used to, the flavor was well worth the effort. (And enduring the laughter from the naysayers in the Spring.)
This year we have "a bit of earth" in which to plant, in addition to our containers. We have planted beans, courgettes, swiss chard, lettuces, and some herbs. Liam has been having the best time planting seeds, watering them (it has been unseasonably dry this year,) and inspecting them each day for progress. Despite a few casualties of the strong winds around our place, we have a cheerful patch of plants to watch grow. We have already had more warm days to date than we had last year by the end of Summer, so I am hopeful that we will not only have more tomatoes than last year, but also that we may be able to eat them before September.
And this year...not a naysayer in sight. :)
This entry was posted on Jun 02, 2009 at 11:35 am by mrs_r_schermer and is filed under A day in the life....