there's that parsley. it's gleefully growing in its own little corner (can a circular pot have a corner? hmmm . . . . ) of the fresh herbs pot. I don't even really like parsley. dern. All but one little measly little cilantro plant is officially gone. still don't know what the problem was. I recently noticed a bunch of little black bugs crawling around in the dirt where the cilantro plants used to be. maybe they caused the wipe-out?
the basil keeps growing, though. (but slowly . . . ever so sloooowly . . . . )
and check out the lavender ant the mystery plant. tons o' new growth; they are even in a spot that really doesn't get that much sun. nice.
these nasturtiums have got to be the fastest growing of everything we have planted from seed yet. they are amazing. that's all I'm planting next year.

the big pot

well, my cilantro was growing so, so nicely. in the past week or so, however, my little plants (maybe an inch tall by now) have started to turn yellow (see above) and keel over - - drying up at the base of the plant and then just falling (see below). wierd. maybe I over-watered? they were just so nice . . . it pleased me so much to water such happy little plants . . . maybe I went overboard.
this weekend I planted about twenty more cilantro seeds.

the (what I assume is) basil seems to be coming along well. there are probably three or four little plants now.

and look (above) what mysteriously sprouted up this week . . . . right where that parsely plant used to be (I tore it up before replanting the pot)

Dreaming of pasta

The thyme and oregano are now officially in the same pot.

Soaking...

Today I planted the olive tree that I bought....a month ago? But first I soaked the tree-and-dirt in water for 10 minutes. Also, I planted nasturtiums (because they'll be bright, and they remind me of Mom). Seeds, that is. So, no pictures 'till they poke their little heads up.

our oregano - - bought at a local flower shop. it's a happy, healthy plant (probably because Rachel spoils it - - does things like takes it into her room when it's freezing outside) . we have a little thyme plant that we intend to plant along side of it . . . being that they are both woody herbs

Rosemary, Lavender and some plant that produces little blue flowers (it survived outside living on the porch all through the winter months - - even made it through being put into a trash bag for a month or two while we used its pot for our Christmas tree)

this is the huge pot that I used for our tomato plants last summer. not doing it again this year. fun enough while it lasted, but not worth repeating - - not for me. hoping to get a more satisfying crop with herbs. planted cilantro (on the left) and basil (on the right) in March. so far the cilantro has come up dandily, but the basil is slow in coming. I THINK that there are two teeny tiny non-cilantro sprouts along with the cilantro, and I think it may be basil, but I'm not sure.


back two and front right have anemones in them. planted in March

planted with llllllllll I these are supposed to be thinned out - - like ten cm apart (which will leave like, uhhhh, three) . I need to do this when Josu isn't looking.

morning glories in the back, square planter. planted in March
the coffee pots were the most recent planting (first week of April) - - planted with