Savage Garden: oh hell yes

Oh man, the poppies I grew from seeds finally put out their first flower! I’m very excited about this, as it means that my front box now no longer looks like a giant mass of weeds. Yeah, it looks like a giant mass of weeds with one big flower poking out, but it has purpose that the neighbors can believe in.

So after weeks and weeks of failure, the vegetable container garden plan is actually not doing too badly! Check it out:

Two weeks ago

Today

The sub-irrigated bucket planters I made (and tutorialized) are functioning so well. I just pour water in the funnel (I finally just duct-taped cheapo plastic funnels onto the tubes) until it splorts out the little hole on the side every couple days, and the tomatoes grow like crazy. They kind of remind me of tattoos in a weird way, in that I feel that same compulsion to get more.

I’ve also got my first actual returns from the garden thus far: fresh basil that’s going into lasagna tonight. It smells really good.