One Week

Despite my attempts to grow my peppers hanging upside down - they are reaching for the sky.

For the last week temperatures in Peterborough have had a 25 degree average. These temperatures have allowed my plants to get a great start in there pots. My Sweet Million tomato plant has 5 flowers already and another 5 coming.

My Herbs are doing well too. Especially my mint and basil. Soon they are going to have to be cut back. I am thinking Mojito's and some Pizza!

Attempt 2 (Day One)

A Way to Keep Cool

Yesterday I made myself some sun steeped loose leaf iced tea.
Today its onto some lemon-aide.


Here's what I did

Iced Tea: I let it sit in the sun for 4 hours
An empty bottle (mine is 750ml)
The juice of an orange
2 Tb or so of Black loose leaf tea
Sugar
Top off with water.

Lemon-aide: I let it sit in the sun for about 2 hours
the same bottle
The juice and zest of 2 lemons
Sugar
Top off with water

Mysterious Occurance (Avocado Seed Day 3)

GONE!

Yesterday, i noticed that my seed had been knocked out of it's bowl and off the step I had so loving put it on to get some sun. I didn't think about it to much and just placed the blame on Eloise (3 years old), who lives upstairs.

This morning, when I went to check on my water level - the seed was no where to be found. After my initial frustration, I started to logically gather suspects (suspect).

1. The Mother Blackbird - who chirps at me as I garden. She looks after her little ones in the nest she's built in the corner of the eaves - which If I may point out, is only a few feet above where I put my seed!

I have no more avocado - so perhaps, I will try a lemon seed!

Sorry Eloise!

My New Garden

Day One

(Left to Right) Rosemary, Sweet Banana Pepper, Thyme, Sweet Banana Pepper, Lemon Boy tomato, Mint, Chili Pepper, Basil.

Chili Peppers

Sweet Banana Peppers

My Avocado Tree Atempt

Day One


I came across this idea the other day and seeing as I had a ripe avocado - I made myself a sandwich and began.

It can apparently take 3 days or 1 month to sprout. Lets hope for 3 days, because I don't know if I have the patience to wait a month with no results!

Stay tuned for more!