Some creature has been sneaking into my tomato patch and taking bites out of my tomatoes.
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Thai Basil
Hey, check out this Thai basil!
Thai basil is the same species as the European basil you’re likely to find in an Italian restaurant, but a different cultivar. Its flavor is milder and sweeter, like mint. I’ve been growing these plants in a pot on my apartment building’s porch. I wasn’t expecting them to make such pretty purple flowers.
Fall Color
Also, the basil plant on the balcony is blooming.
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Balcony Garden Update
My little container garden has been out on my apartment balcony for about a month now. It’s time for an update.
The tomato plants have set fruit…
…the lettuce seeds have sprouted…
…and the mots are getting huge!
PBS Plant Sale
This actually happened a couple of weeks ago, but the photos are going up now. The PBS plant sail is the annual fundraiser for the plant biology and horticulture grad students. The Phytograds raised over $1000!
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Yards to Gardens – This is Neat
Yards to Gardens works kind of like a Craigslist for people who want to start a vegetable garden. The idea for this website grew out of a problem that is common in urban environments: there are a lot of people in apartment buildings who would like to garden, but they don’t have space to do it. Meanwhile, people in houses may want to have a vegetable garden put into their yards, but they don’t have time to do it. Yards to Gardens helps these yard-owners and would-be gardeners find each other.
You post a “want ad” to the Yards to Gardens website listing what you’re looking for, a gardener or some gardening space, and the ad goes up on a giant map of the Twin Cities. The icons on the map show you what yards and gardeners are in your neighborhood.
Currently the system only works in the Twin Cities area, but the Yards to Gardens staff are hoping to expand to other cities soon.