I like Monty Don's garden writing quite a bit. But, man, that kinda stings, Monty. Am I mad? I mean I like food as much as the next guy (okay, the extra weight around my mid-section will testify that I might like it a little more than the next guy) but I prefer to grow things that aren't very edible. Like Japanese maples.
Though I have been trying. A little bit. I bought some new wine barrels this year and cleaned out some of my unused pots to grow vegetables in this summer. I knew going in that my output wouldn't be as high as it would have been if I had devoted actual earth space to this endeavor but I was okay with that because we don't eat a lot of vegetables anyway.
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| This is the produce aisle in my paved side yard. From left to right: an espaliered Fuji apple tree, Early Girl tomatoes, Eversweet strawberries, Kentucky Colonel mint, and zucchini. |
With that in mind, I picked these last night:
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A few strawberries and some pole beans - some Italian variety I guess.
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Yes, that is just five smallish strawberries and about a dozen pole beans. Not enough to make a meal appetizer for myself let alone a family of three, but it was still met with some excitement when I brought them in.
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My daughter ate all but one of the strawberries I picked.
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Maybe someday more of my yard will be devoted to things we can eat but for now we're enjoying the modest harvest of this year and feeling a little less "mad" in the process.
