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Chronicling attempts at container gardening and interior design on a budget in Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood in Boston.

Week 1

4/5/10: Planted zinnia, basil, cilantro, nasturtium and pea vine seeds. Also planted pansies.
4/6/10: First sprouts: Zinnia?
4/10/10: Baby sprouts in the herb area (basil v cilantro?)
4/10/10: Planted tomato seeds, direct sowed spinach, mesclun, radish, cosmos seeds outdoors

Week 2

4/12/10: Planted more cosmos
4/13/10: Egyptian pea vine came roaring out!
4/14/10: Mesclun greens sprouted in an outside planter
4/16/10: Cosmos and tomato have both sprouted indoors
4/20/10: Mesclun continues to thrive; thinned the indoor zinnias, basil and cilantro

Week 3

4/21/10: Finally see evidence of spinach and chives sprouting

Week 4

4/28/10: This week all of the nasturtiums finally sprouted.
5/1/10: Planted the pea vine in the wire rabbit

Month 2 (May)

5/20/10 Harvested mesclun, radishes
5/24/10 Temps reached the upper 80's s mesclun began to bolt, many many mesclun salads!

Favorite Blogs


A Bloomsbury Life
Annechovie
Aurora Primavera
Chelsea Gwynne
Elefantitas Alegres
Flora's Blog: Flora Grubb Gardens
Garden History Girl
Inside Out: T Magazine Blog
Life on the Balcony
Mean Rachel
Pottering around an English parterre in Maryland
The 6x8 Garden
Simple Lovely
Small Measure
You Grow Girl

Following

28 December 10
Lavender blooming, snow falling

Lavender blooming, snow falling

18 November 10
Still blooming!

Still blooming!

12 November 10
Inner wilderness

Inner wilderness

Posted: 9:24 AM
November in Boston and still blooming!

November in Boston and still blooming!

Posted: 9:22 AM
Alaska nasturtiums still blooming!

Alaska nasturtiums still blooming!

17 October 10
Looking out the window

Looking out the window

16 October 10
Harvest

Harvest

Posted: 10:37 AM
Fall flower

Fall flower

28 August 10
Living on a prayer!

Living on a prayer!

26 August 10
After the rain 2

After the rain 2

Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh