Really. This is sorta the third year we've had a garden here, but only the second where we'll actually get a harvest since that first year we lost our whopping 8 plants to late blight.
So far the missteps haven't been as profound as last year, and we seem to be on the verge of getting a good amount of food out of our front yard, but I love seeing people around town who are doing it better. Last year I found a few random people with really neat urban gardens scattered around Pittsburgh. This year I want to actively seek them out because they let me know that what I'm trying to do is possible (and also because they are just so cool).
Today I managed to get out to Wilkinsburg to FINALLY try to get new eggplant seedlings from Garden Dreams. They did NOT have any Turkish Orange left (damn) but I found several other varieties of eggplant as well as seedlings for ground cherries, green tomatillos, purple tomatillos, and a bunch of cherry tomatoes. I also picked up some variety of white tomato...not because I need another tomato, but because I've never grown a white one and I couldn't resist.
They occupy two city lots and the whole garden is just amazingly landscaped. There are several areas full of potted seedlings for sale which make up the bulk of their business currently, but later in the season they will also be selling their naturally grown produce to the public. There were so many different colors and types of pepper, tomato and eggplant seedlings available that I can only imagine the rainbow that will be their harvest.
But enough words! Here are some pictures I took there earlier today...if you're ever in Pittsburgh, they are definitely worth a visit (even on a gloomy day such as today):
I can't wait to go back in a few months when the veggies start to ripen! Next time I'm bringing the kids.
So far the missteps haven't been as profound as last year, and we seem to be on the verge of getting a good amount of food out of our front yard, but I love seeing people around town who are doing it better. Last year I found a few random people with really neat urban gardens scattered around Pittsburgh. This year I want to actively seek them out because they let me know that what I'm trying to do is possible (and also because they are just so cool).
Today I managed to get out to Wilkinsburg to FINALLY try to get new eggplant seedlings from Garden Dreams. They did NOT have any Turkish Orange left (damn) but I found several other varieties of eggplant as well as seedlings for ground cherries, green tomatillos, purple tomatillos, and a bunch of cherry tomatoes. I also picked up some variety of white tomato...not because I need another tomato, but because I've never grown a white one and I couldn't resist.
They occupy two city lots and the whole garden is just amazingly landscaped. There are several areas full of potted seedlings for sale which make up the bulk of their business currently, but later in the season they will also be selling their naturally grown produce to the public. There were so many different colors and types of pepper, tomato and eggplant seedlings available that I can only imagine the rainbow that will be their harvest.
But enough words! Here are some pictures I took there earlier today...if you're ever in Pittsburgh, they are definitely worth a visit (even on a gloomy day such as today):
(A haunted house. Or a non-haunted house doing a really great impression of a haunted house.)
I can't wait to go back in a few months when the veggies start to ripen! Next time I'm bringing the kids.
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