Today while walking back from town, I paused to look at a new vegetable garden. A small city garden but filled with lettuce, tomatoes, chard and more. I did not notice the owner sitting in her doorway. She said hi, and we chatted and I mentioned that someday I may try and grow tomatoes using a bag of potting soil, and just putting the plant in a hole on top and cutting drainage holes on the bottom.
She gave me two small heirloom tomato seedlings, she was moving soon and leaving this wonderful garden behind. Her garden lives on, now in my garden. I am not sure where I will plant these tomatoes, in a large clay pot, perhaps with basil, or in the ground. I am growing basil, parsley and rosemary right now. With these tomatoes, if they actually yield fruit, I am now growing my own food. It's a start.
The rosemary grows in the sunny east facing garden, and neglected, it grows well along the fence. I have three plants now. I use it in a lot of recipes, especially roasted potatoes and vegetables. The scent is glorious.
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