Mama, where are the tomatoes?
My siblings and I grew up with vegetable/fruit gardens – my amala (mother in Tibetan) had a green thumb and LOVED gardening. Any unused plot of land my mother found whether it belonged to us or the neighbour (well, most were happy to oblige) she would plant vegetables/herbs. I am grateful that she instilled in us the joy of gardening.
On our small little terrace as a family we have been planning to plant vegetables and herbs, but never got to doing it. Patty’s blog Pimped out Plant gave me the final push. To be honest, buying a small bunch of herbs for $1.49 just doesn’t sound right!
WEEK ONE
THE PLAN: Plant tomatoes, beans and herbs –parsley, basil and thyme.
(Problem: My husband, calmly asks me, so what type of soil do you require? How big a flowerpot would be needed? Etc…uhh…recap did I just say my amala instilled in me the joy of gardening? I meant playing with soil and water; well I didn’t claim I was a seasoned gardener.)
It was a beautiful spring weekend, we packed the kids in the car and off we went to Home Depot (on the way my husband lectures me on how we need to support small business and try and find a place in the future where we can purchase all the gardening tools.) Home Depot does provide a lot of environmentally friendly options. We buy organic soil, a nice cedar box and seeds.
RESULTS: TOTAL MESS AND HAPPINESS 
I am not sure whether my daughter enjoyed playing with dirt more or me…but we got messy and loved it!!! She loved painting the pots, putting soil and planting the seeds. Whether something grows or if she learned a thing or two I don’t know but we got dirty and we laughed our hearts out.
WEEK TWO
Every evening my daughter waters the pots and does her little song-dance routine – she takes her responsibility seriously. Then on Sunday, she comes running to me after her daily inspection, “Mama, something grows, something grows. Mama, where are the tomatoes?” Believe me, I was “super excited” (her favourite words) too. We will wait for the tomatoes and herbs but I definitely could see some little seedlings or is it just weeds?
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Ha..ha..good one Yangki, seedlings or just weeds!!
That is great!!! Speaking of local gardens, check this out!
http://city-farmers.com/Default.aspx?tabid=192
A friend of mine started this company to get more people to garden where they can. No plot too small – so no excuses for having some fresh and LOCAL vegetables and produce.
How sweet, Yangki-la. Just watched the special on NBC on President Obama’s administration and family life at the White House. It was so inspiring and amazing to see a beautiful garden with fresh vegetables and herbs growing behind the east wing (not sure, I think it the east wing?). The First Lady had school children come there and plant the seedlings and now this garden’s products are handpicked by the chefs and not only cooked for the Obama’s but for guests during White House functions. You and Michelle have inspired me to try some gardening.
Jampala, it is so much fun especially when one makes it a family event. My beans and herbs have grown quite alot too. I watched the NBC special it was really nice.
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