Round 2: Let’s Get Down to the Nitty Gritty
(In 1950s male announcer voice, spoken far too quickly for modern American intelligibility) Previously on The Journey of the Thumb…
Austin commits involuntary plantslaughter.
Wildlife witnesses prosecute. SeedEaters (aka birds & squirrels & bugs, oh sigh) execute the judicial order.
Due process was waived by the authoritarian government of the animalian kingdom.
Austin exiles himself from the agro-hood for quarter score to rebuild his reserves of resilience (pansy).
Garden Recap
Quick recap: Liz owns that potting life for 6 straight years, han solo. Then, initiate “joint” decision to go big & stay home and plant more plants than she’s ever grown in her entire earth years (my numbers are negligible *gasp*). Cedar raised-beds plus doodie dirt plus depot plants plus lots and lots of hose-time – and we’re in it to din-din it. Well, once it starts producing produce.
The Garden Tour
Want a visual tour of our garden as it stands? Heck yes you do. It’s the superfluous redemption of a lifetime, folks. The unessential restitution of countless past gardens lost to inadvertency. In a moment, our reputations restored from the ridicule of green-thumbed-grannies anonymous. No more assuming Costner’s cinematic lie, “If you plant it, rain will come” (I think that’s how it goes). Rise-up vegetation! Awake embryophyta! FULFILL. YOUR. DESTINY. (Dude has lost his ever-lovin’-mind. Bless his heart).
Lavender, reborn & revivified. Came back from last season. Gift from a very sweet friend of ours.
Tomato stalks winning the height competition.
Tomato leaf close-up.
Sweat Peas. Definitely the underdog. But these teenie weenie sweetie peaties taste deLICious. Crisp, crunchy, vegetal and slightly sweet on the palate.
Strawberries! Canaan and I ate the first one the other day. Tart and soft at the same time.
Strawberries at a nice-to-meet-you angle.
Yellow squash.
Hot & spicy oregano, 2 sage plants and George Clooney’s auntie – otherwise known as Rosemary. The oregano is actually quite peppery.
Sage, in focus. Basil is yonder (top right, out of focus). If you’re into these two, try our killer Herby Pesto.
Rosemary, in focus.
Squash, top-view.
Two varietals of mint.
Glamour-shot of the Curly Kale.
Curly Kale & Bell Peppers, schmoozing.
Medley of 4 types of hot peppers: dragon cayenne, habañero, Thai chili and mammoth jalapeño.
Side-view of the hot peppers.
Spicy oregano in focus with Italian oregano, cilantro and thyme. Sage at the bottom.
Cauliflower!
Broccoli!
(Exclamation point!) Bell Peppers surrounded by Curly and the hotties (60s band name, anyone?).
Darwinian Suburbia
The End. But in reality, this is only the beginning of the greatest garden yield this family has ever seen (already there, chump). Next round is survival of the fittest. Who will overcome the tragic overpopulation of raised-bed-dom? Who will be… the Smallest Winner? Keep your fruits peeled for The Next Episode (La-da-da-da-dahh).
