Happy 8-9-10
There's a lot of picking going on. We've been picking edible plants to buy for next year. I think I picked out 24 herbs I want based on height and flower color... because flower color is really important with respect to the taste of herbs. Actually, the reasoning behind my flower choices is a lot less interesting. I'd like a consistent palette of color. That's all. Then I tried to keep the herbs fairly short because I want it to look "maintained" without too much work. And I wanted to get all the kinds of herbs we buy at the grocery store every week. So sage, onions, garlic, cilantro...
Did I mention we named the house Tiamu Niyoi? It means Thyme Scent in Japanese basically. The front hill of grass is getting replaced by Magic Carpet Thyme as soon as possible. Then we'll have tiny pink flowers all over the hill in springtime, and hopefully the smell of thyme at the front door.
I also figured we could plant some silver lambs' ears because even though they're not edible, they are medicinal. And they reflect any available light at night which is supposed to be a pretty sight.
Then we're working on guilds for around the apple and cherry trees. Hopefully that will help the trees fight off weeds and pests. I guess that's where the onions and garlic are going.
We picked out some different tomatoes for next year based on our success rate this year with the plums and brandywines. The tomato production has really ramped up lately. We actually had enough to make panzanella over the weekend with no store-bought tomatoes.
And I hope to be growing citrus in the house. The quality of the limes and lemons in the store this year has been really low up until a couple weeks ago. So I picked out a small potted lime, a small potted lemon and a kumquat for inside. This is also to support the home soda pop making. I think every office should have a soda maker. I just got this thing, and its great. I like the syrups which make real poplike drinks, but with fresh citrus in a few years hopefully I'll be syrup free. Except for parties because there's no way a small potted plant can supply enough juice for a big party.
Speaking of parties, we've been here almost a year already! We should throw a party!
There's a lot of picking going on. We've been picking edible plants to buy for next year. I think I picked out 24 herbs I want based on height and flower color... because flower color is really important with respect to the taste of herbs. Actually, the reasoning behind my flower choices is a lot less interesting. I'd like a consistent palette of color. That's all. Then I tried to keep the herbs fairly short because I want it to look "maintained" without too much work. And I wanted to get all the kinds of herbs we buy at the grocery store every week. So sage, onions, garlic, cilantro...
Did I mention we named the house Tiamu Niyoi? It means Thyme Scent in Japanese basically. The front hill of grass is getting replaced by Magic Carpet Thyme as soon as possible. Then we'll have tiny pink flowers all over the hill in springtime, and hopefully the smell of thyme at the front door.
I also figured we could plant some silver lambs' ears because even though they're not edible, they are medicinal. And they reflect any available light at night which is supposed to be a pretty sight.
Then we're working on guilds for around the apple and cherry trees. Hopefully that will help the trees fight off weeds and pests. I guess that's where the onions and garlic are going.
We picked out some different tomatoes for next year based on our success rate this year with the plums and brandywines. The tomato production has really ramped up lately. We actually had enough to make panzanella over the weekend with no store-bought tomatoes.
And I hope to be growing citrus in the house. The quality of the limes and lemons in the store this year has been really low up until a couple weeks ago. So I picked out a small potted lime, a small potted lemon and a kumquat for inside. This is also to support the home soda pop making. I think every office should have a soda maker. I just got this thing, and its great. I like the syrups which make real poplike drinks, but with fresh citrus in a few years hopefully I'll be syrup free. Except for parties because there's no way a small potted plant can supply enough juice for a big party.
Speaking of parties, we've been here almost a year already! We should throw a party!
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