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Garden Porn: Unpredictability

James G. Gilmore — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:31:16 +0000

This is the fourth day in the last two weeks where the weather report has called for rain but we’ve had nothing but humidity. It’s felt like it was fixin’ to rain all day, but it hasn’t actually come… which might be because I brought my umbrella to the office. I’m starting to lose faith in meteorology as a science.

Anyway, the first beans are starting to grow on the vine, and the strawberries are flowering! The tomatoes are flowering too, but I feel like they’ve got a bit of growing up to do (once the weather gets a little hotter) before we’ll get anything good out of them. Here are the goods:

My first pole bean!

The basil is getting tall.

The strawberries are flowering.

The tomato is flowering too.

The Glorious Return of Garden Porn

James G. Gilmore — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:31:24 +0000

Welcome to the first edition of what I’m hoping will be a weekly-ish feature again this year… garden porn. I’m growing veggies in my backyard here in Columbia Heights, DC, and I’m always happy to share pictures of my green and growing plants with random people on the internet.

I know it’s a little early to plant things like tomatoes, peppers, and basil, but it’s been a pretty warm spring, and I’m betting against another frost. According to weather forecasts, that was a pretty good bet (knock on wood)… and I’ll have fresh veggies a couple of weeks earlier!

This year I added another bed – 48 square feet – which gives me a lot more room to play around in! So I’m going to be growing more of everything – as well as adding a few new plants to my repertoire. (I’m hoping I can find some young melon plants at one of my local nurseries…) Since last year’s herb garden was pretty much a weed-infested bust, I’ve added the herbs to the raised beds too… hopefully that’ll keep the weeds away.

Enjoy!

Both garden beds, in all their glory.

I'm growing herbs this year too. Basil, cilantro, rosemary, and parsley.

The strawberries (and some infant peppers in the background).

Tomatoes... this year, four Romas and a Big Boy. And maybe more, if I decide to plant some more.

Monday Garden Porn – “Sorry About That” Edition

James G. Gilmore — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:50:04 +0000

Yeah, it’s been a while. I’m taking my giant comprehensive exams in 32 days and have been working a lot, so not so much with the time to blog.

Anyway, here’s some garden porn! Things are growing! Vegetables are being produced! Life is wonderful!

Another eggplant! I've already picked two this season. (Click to embiggen.)

The first tomatoes of the harvest! Soon I'll have enough to make fresh salsa! (Click to embiggen.)

The peppers are changing color... soon they'll be ready to pick too. (Click to embiggen.)

I planted these jalapenos almost as an afterthought... and now I'm really glad I did. They look wonderful. (Click to embiggen.)

Monday Garden Porn – Unexpected Edition

James G. Gilmore — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:55:30 +0000

I was going to have some guest garden porn today, as I thought I was flying home to my parents’ house in Michigan this morning to spend a week visiting up there, but when I got to the ticket counter at BWI it turned out that my ticket was in fact for tomorrow. That’s something that would have been good for me to notice before I woke up at 5:45 to go to the airport, but things being what they are, I’m going to make the most of it. Expect some garden porn from my parents’ garden later this week.

The first Anaheim pepper. Thanks to Evelyn for giving me this seedling! (Click to embiggen.)

One of my eggplants is starting to come in. Soon I'm going to have to find a good recipe that uses eggplant. Incidentally, baby eggplants look like they come from another planet. (Click to embiggen.)

The bell peppers are coming in too! I wish I could remember what specific kind they are, but I really can't. (Click to embiggen.)

The plum tomatoes are growing. Fresh, garden-picked salsa is only a few weeks away. (Click to embiggen.)