It’s getting to be about that time of year when Foodie and the Everyman morphs from a food, restaurant and review blog to an obsessive compulsive gardening rant. Though I should point out that I’m growing mostly food, so there is a (somewhat tenuous) connection.
I promise this year I will try not to bore you to tears with my garden leanings so much, it’s just that as a neophyte, I like to document what I’m doing so as not to make the same mistakes twice. And where better to document my successes and failures than on my own tiny soapbox blog?
I visited Urban Harvest last night to finish selecting the rooftop bounty. The Everyman was quite conniving, knowing that I had somewhere else I had to be a short while later, and also about my penchant for browsing at garden stores for hours. He practically ensured that it would have to be no more than a quick in and out pitstop by continually following me around (as he often does when he shops with me – I think to annoy me into submission). During the 7.5 minutes or so that I was allowed to shop, I managed to pick out a dozen lovely Alpine strawberries (which I grew last year and were amazing little cones of flavor). I also grabbed several peculiarities that I’m looking forward to working with; a lavender thyme and some lemon thyme. I love thyme on principle, so variations on the theme are always welcome in our home. I’d hoped for a lavender plant proper, but they were all sold out, so lavender thyme seemed like the next best thing. I also snapped up another of the Chinese 5 color pepper plants, because they were eye-poppingly pungent and delicious last year and they make a killer chili salt. The Everyman’s constant vigilance ensured that I did not get stuck in the trap I like to refer to as the tomato conundrum. Every time we’ve visited Urban Harvest in the past I’ve made bad choices and purchased more than I could possibly grow on our small stretch of rooftop. This year, thankfully, I think I’ve made it past all of the temptation and that is not going to happen. I’ll post up some pictures once I’ve fluffed everything into some semblance of beauty.
Until next time…
Tags: Gardening, Purveyors, strawberries, thyme, Urban Harvest
