Porch Gardening

[wyld_dandelyon]

So, I've been meaning to take a picture of the second floor of my front porch, which is currently home to all but one of the biggest tomato plants I've got this year. (I got two planted out in the yard; only one of those has survived.)

Anyway, Milwaukee is currently engulfed in a heat wave, so I've been going out every day to water the upstairs tomatoes, and I finally remembered to take some pictures.



They're still awfully young for the time of year, but being in pots means I can bring them inside when frost threatens.

The pots all have pumice rocks on top of the dirt because our kitties are allowed out on the porch, and they're perfectly happy to dig in just about any dirt.  Rough-textured rocks, on the other hand, aren't so much fun.

The other feature worth mentioning is that I can indulge in garden decorations that would, sadly, be stolen if I put them out in the yard.  Yay for purple butterflies!



So, here's hoping the bees are fertilizing my tiny flowers, and I will have tomatoes!

Comments

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping we both end up with tomatoes from our garden. We stopped in to visit friends today on the way back from a shopping trip, and she gave me some tomatoes from her garden. Yum!

[red-trillium.livejournal.com]

Agreed! I've got some of my favorite "Big Rainbow" tomatoes. I planted a couple last year but the seedlings failed. This year I've got 6 strong seedlings to choose from. I've also got some Pink Brandywine, which I haven't had yet but am looking forward to eating.

Yum, I really like fresh tomatoes. And with the Aussies now sending over irradiated ones looks like I'll have to forego them in the winter unless they are hothouse NZ grown ones (which this year got up to $13NZ per kilo-- about $10US for 2.2 lbs; one year they were up to $15NZ per kilo).