green thumbs - we r a growin!!!

our little garden is exploding!!!!  my mom and i are so freakin excited.  we counted over 20 tomatoes on one of our sun sugar plants!  i am dreaming of my kids picking tomatoes and perhaps trying one... falling in love for the first time over a sweet & juicy, perfectly ripe garden tomato.

oh wouldn't that be lovely?

have a wonderful weekend!!

ps

my sissy is in town and we went golfing today...  FORE!!!!!!

green thumbs - it's first time planting time

oh jeez, what have i gotten myself into...  may the green thumbs be with us!

mom and i will be starting small this year, just tomatoes for now.  our plan is to eat, can or freeze as much as we can.  i wonder how much we'll get...  i wonder how long it will last...  i wonder if we'll get any tomatoes... fingers and toes crossed.  i tried to grow a tomato plant last summer, the darn thing never produced one fruit.  we better get some freakin fruit.

we mixed up mushroom compost, torpedo sand and good ol top soil for our raised bed.

dad likes to supervise.

mac almost hopped up and helped... almost...

got this cork & wooden skewers label idea from a girlfriend who of course nabbed it off of pinterest.  i have more saved corks than i know what to do with!

we bought four plants and i received three baby tomato plants from my girlfriend catherine who grew them from seed.   here we go!!

grow babies grow!

xoxo

green thumbs with a fervent foodie

oh my word look at those babies!!!  becky, you must tell me more...

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Started my seedlings a few weeks ago to try my hand at growing some lettuce varieties, herbs & cherry tomatoes!  Here is my indoor greenhouse tray on windowsill!  All organic seeds & soil matter:)  My husband hopes to start building outdoor planters for me soon.  See those little green sprouts already?  Whooo hoooooo!

Since our food change in Jan, I have great news to report!  He is OFF of his blood pressure meds, has had no headaches in a couple of months, is down 41lbs and bought all new pants last week... from a 36" waist to a 32"!!!!!  What success all around.  Thanx for all your information along the way.  It really helped.


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holy mackerals you two hotties... i am so impressed and so inspired - i think i am going to start a cooking herb garden this summer.  i'm really needing to cut back on the amount of flowers i get (can't bust my budget) and perhaps that could be a great way to cut back on spending all around!

gotta shine up my green thumb, it's been in mittens for toooooooo long...  bye bye chicago winter!!!

i am loving this link on edible gardening tips.  cheers to getting dirt in our fingernails and the new adventures of eating what we grow.  i can't hardly wait:)

lovely links to gardening and avoiding pesticides

and one of my favorite programs e.v.e.r:

the edible schoolyard project

off to play in the sunshine... it's my birthday today and i have to say, each year that passes by is better than the last...  lucky lucky lady i am

xoxo