So it has been awhile...winter melted away, my baby has had his first birthday and is toddling about with confident curiosity. My 5yo stepson is away at camp for the first time ever. We have been growing and very busy...almost too busy for a dream. Let me tell you...
About a month ago we went to the store and I picked out a beautiful, organic, heirloom tomato. Just one. For a sandwich. When we got to the register, I visibly winced when it scanned for nearly $3. One tomato. Three dollars. "That's it." my husband growled. "We are not buying anymore tomatoes!" The thought of life without tomatoes jolted my memory...me looking longingly out into the frosty backyard, dreaming of a summer full of ripe fruits and veggies. "I can't wait for Spring." I thought to myself as I browsed seed catalogues and imagined tilling up the backyard. But alas, spring was now half way gone and the mounting heat assured me that summer was coming quickly. Holding my three dollar 'mater, I was dejected. Such a grand dream, but now it was too late. Too late to start a garden, I lamented to a friend of mine. "Listen," she said, "just get a pretty pot and stick a tomato plant in it. It will be fine! Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned."
So we bought a pot, a plant and some organic dirt. We have tenderly tended our plant and are eagerly awaiting a harvest. It has quadrupled in size and we are amazed at the process and how much satisfaction comes from something as simple as watching a thing grow. Today I scored a pallet from a construction site. I went to my local home improvement store and had some untreated lumber cut and I am going to turn that pallet into a plant bed right on my deck. We should be harvesting lettuces and greens which will be great for the fall! I am SO excited. I feel so handy and capable. I have a permagrin! Can't wait to get it put together! I'll post pics when it's done!
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