Cucumber Casualty.

So when I planted all my seeds this spring, I assumed that not everything would sprout and grow and thrive. A surprising amount did. Out of all the things I planted, there were only 3 or 4 duds in the bunch.

But today I think we're going to count our first real casualty in the seedling garden. Look at this sad little cucumber guy!



To give you some perspective, here's what his brothers are looking like:





Possibly for the best, though. This weekend I'm going to start moving plants outside and I will have to either buy 5 billion containers for them to live in all summer or give some away. I guess survival of the fittest is alive and well, even in Brooklyn.

Expansion

So remember that little garden that I started in two old litterboxes? Let me refresh your memory of the old days.

Well, things have changed. My little garden has taken over the place!

The last frost date can't come soon enough... we need these guys out on the deck before they take over the apartment. Or before someone else (who has been keeping his distance lately) gets some destructive ideas...

Les tournesoleils.

Kind of one of those days already, so how about a few pictures of baby sunflowers to make things a bit brighter?

Community Garden in Seattle

We just got back from a trip to Seattle and though there is much to share about our garden, I thought I'd take a day to relax and share some images of a community garden instead.

We stumbled onto this on our way to dinner one night. I love the way it seems like many people participate with small plots in this garden and especially how it's not organized in any way. It feels really fun and inspiring.

It really made me miss our little garden at home!







P.S. If you happen to be in Seattle, this garden was on Elliott and Vine. Check it out!

Sugar Pea support line!

The Sugar Peas have grown too tall for their own good. Though some of them are leaning on the windows, some have found some more creative ways to stay up.

Tendrils getting itchy for some support.

Dental floss as a helper!

A little help from some friends.

Squash it Monday!

CAT-astophe.

Here I was, innocently snapping pictures of the sunflowers that are coming up like periscopes on submarines. Like this:

Oscar approached. He jumped on my lap. And then, somehow, I caught this all on camera.







I froze, then Chris came over to help, then I cried a little. Because... WHAT THE HELL, CAT? I know it was an accident, but he sure did look satisfied.


Who knows how this is going to work out. But Chris (with his logical brain) told me that plants in nature have to survive lots more than this. Somehow we put humpty dumpty back together again. Back to our regularly scheduled Saturday programming. Sigh.