It’s official. I’m not going to be buying snow peas from the farmers market again this spring. Last weekend I was a bit annoyed to notice that one of my favorite farm stands had boxes and boxes of snow peas to sell while I only had two pods growing in my garden. A few days […]
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The snow peas arrive
Snow peas grow fast. It was just over a month ago that tiny stalks and little leaves started to shoot up. Now some of the plants are nearly three feet tall. A few days ago I spotted the first flowers, and today the first two pea pods arrived. I’m growing snow peas in four containers, […]
Spinach… it’s what’s for lunch
Spinach wasn’t exactly a bumper crop in my 2011 rooftop garden. I managed to harvest a few tiny leaves by the time the weather started getting warm and killing off my plants. 2012 is turning out to be a much better year. I’d like to take credit for the difference — but I think more […]
Watching the garden (and the gnats) grow
There’s been a lot of activity on the rooftop over the past few weeks. The snow peas are growing fast, the garlic is having a party, and the spinach is actually starting to look edible. I also received a belated birthday present of five locally sourced strawberry plants recently. I only had four planters, but […]
Signs of life among the garlic chives
It’s been about five days since I planted garlic chive, pepper, and tomato seeds in some indoor planters. Today the first signs of life started showing up in the garlic chive pot. If the little green bits look small in that photo, try the macro view on for size. <img border="0" src="https://i1 vente de viagra […]
Rooftop Garden update (4-04-2012)
It’s been a busy week up on rooftop garden, where all the garlic is strong, the snow peas are good looking and the spinach is… well, a bit below average. When I planted the first cool-weather crops in mid-March, it was unseasonably warm in Philadelphia and I think some of the little guys got a […]