My Pot Garden

Made ya look! It's really a terra cotta pot garden (I hope we sell our house in Tennessee and move before the next big frost!).

My weekend project - herbs and veggies! (Can you tell that I'm excited - I'm using exclamation points everywhere. Sorry for the written yelling)

I love herb gardens. At UT, they have a beautiful section in the trial gardens devoted to herbs. I spent many lunch breaks walking through the herb garden, rubbing different leaves between my fingers to appreciate their fragrance.

Now, I have my own mini garden in which I planted:

Sage

Parsley

Rosemary

Basil

Stevia

Cilantro

Taragon

Oregano

Mint

Dill
Fennel

Also:

Tomatoes

Red Bell Peppers

Banana Peppers

Zucchini

Eggplant

Yellow Squash

Cantalope

Okra
Cucumber

Do I expect them all to do well? Of course! I'm eternally optimistic with my gardening. I even insisted on trying herbs every year in my full shade yard in Tennessee. They never really grew, but they took a while to die.

This year will be wonderful. I soaked my terra cotta pots ahead of time and bought good potting soil. The back porch provides hours of sunlight every day. Now I just have to keep the bunnies away.