i just love your garden posts!
Erin-Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is next on my reading list, so excited to read it!
Sarah-your asparagus peas really took off!!
Also, this guy is in SoCal maybe this site can be helpful? His lifestyle is pretty inspirational if not realistic for everyone.
Although I am not growing a whole garden, for the first time this year I am growing some strawberries, tomatoes, peppers and romaine in pots. I, like you, thought I had the black thumb of death. It is incredibly rewarding. Keep us posted on your solutions for keeping pests away. I’d like to plant a whole garden next summer and need all the advice I can get!
Wow, I am so envious! I would love to have a garden like that. Although not sure how well that would work with my husband being deathly allergic to bees. But no matter, we haven’t the room currently anyway. If you get too much I will more than happy to help you out with any of it. =)
Fantastic garden Sarah!!!
Leslie - The Dervaes family aren’t too far away from where I live, actually, but I’ve been a little conflicted about them ever since the whole trademark hullaballoo. Also, enjoy the Kingsolver book. Would love to hear what you think afterwards =) It’s an interesting read.
You know what’s weird about the asparagus peas? They’re spreading on the ground! They’re still only maybe two inches tall right now.
Jeneva - I’m deathly allergic to bees too, but the native species here don’t sting. Of course, they don’t hive or make a bunch of honey either. If I didn’t have to carry a couple Epi-pens with me everywhere, I would totally take up bee-keeping, but alas.
We’re lucky that my father in law has an amazing garden, so we get all of our fresh veggies from him. Even though we don’t have nearly the space that my in-laws do, we manage a small collection of veggies—peppers, tomatoes and pumkins right now, more for the fun of it than anything else. Which is amazing to me because I am notorious for sucking the life out of flowers. :-/
P.S. I’m really excited for you to post some recipes. Since my daughter was born, she’s been fed nothing but homemade purees with fresh friuts and veggies, and now that she’s getting older, I’m worried about her getting on the same processed diet my son has fallen into. Thanks for sharing!
Erm, I hadn’t heard about a trademark issue…what’s the deal?
Oh god, just looked it up quickly. Well that’s really disappointing and obnoxious if true.
being curious, I looked it up too (the trademark thing) - what a Tool.

By on July 11, 2011
Love the Frank Lloyd Wright quote. Have you seen the smart gardener website, http://www.smartgardener.com/? My husband and I just discovered it - it’s really cool. Also, have you read Barbara Kingsolver’s, “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle?“ That book inspired me to garden, buy/eat locally as much as possible. Congrats on your garden success!!!!