Gardening

Each spring/summer I threaten to try my hand at gardening.

This year my friend Liz gave me a basil plant.
What was I supposed to do with it??
Well, I put it on top of a pot that once, a long
time ago, I tried growing flowers in.
The soil was still in there people.
It was hard as rock, but still.

So I put the basil plant there.
And I left it there.......for weeks.
It took root.
in the rock hard soil.

Ok, this was my chance...my chance to become a
GARDENER!!!!!!!!!

So one grossly humid Saturday I ran to the nursery and
picked up

1 tomato plant
1 cilantro plant
1 spearmint plant

I wanted to start small.
I knew we'd eat any tomatoes that grew,
and we love cilantro and as for the spearmint,
well, I know it's pretty tough to kill, so if the others
didn't take off, I'd at least have the spearmint.

Well, let me introduce you to my tomatoes!!

I spent $4.99 on this sucker and have 5 tomatoes.
I'd better get some more.
Here we have Ms. Spearmint on the left and Lil' Basil on the right

Yes, I finally gave Lil' Basil her own pot with brand new soil, that's
probably why she isn't doing so well. She's very thin and pale.

I did manage to get these from her

I added some lemon zest

Olive oil, garlic and lemon juice and blended

To make this fabulously yummy sauce to serve with grilled chicken
or, if you're Dylan, just about anything - he loves it.

I do think, however, that was the first and last harvest I will get
from Lil' Basil. She's so frail.

Please notice how right on the money I was about Ms. Spearmint.
She's slowly, quietly taking over.

I love her but there is only so much mint iced tea I can drink.
At the end of the season, she'll be transplanted and eventually
take over the entire front yard.

Last and certainly least, here is Dead Cilantro

Actually, Dead Cilantro turned into Thriving Coriander but
I don't know what the hell do to with Coriander so I just let it go.
I know, I know. I just couldn't deal, ok??!!
Just shut up and come over for some mint tea, ok?