a couple of months ago, boo and i realised we'd left it too late - yet again - to plant seeds to grow our own tomatoes. i'd already raked through heirloom seed catalogues looking for something to grow in pots on a not-always-sunny windowsill. i must have spent hours, and all for nothing. but i decided not to be defeated and persevered. and it was worth it. i managed, miraculously, to find a uk company who supply organic plant plugs. they're small plants, just two-three months old, raised organically and ready to pot on. hurray!
when they arrived we were just about to go away for the weekend and only had enough compost for one of the large pots, so boo potted out the two strongest looking plants before we left and a week later he sorted out the rest of them. and now, three weeks on, we have two fabulously fat plants overtaking the whole windowsill from the first lot he planted, while in the other bedroom the other four plants are looking about two weeks' behind. the ways of nature, eh?
so, here's a pic of the pretty papery yellow star flowers...
and here's a close up of the first tomato. isn't that sweet! i'm so looking forward to eating it :)
food diary
strawberries
salad, same as yesterday, and mashed avocado with herby flax cracker (reinvented pizza base)
italian praline chocolate (couldn't resist. it was yummy!)
big fat mango, pear, watercress, parsley and hemp smoothie
