I've never been one with a green thumb, toe or even a nail in me. There were times when I saw my mother tirelessly spend time nurturing her saplings and watching them grow and bear fruit. She would be ecstatic when that would happen - even if it was one hot pepper in the entire meal - made with store brought vegetables except that one pepper!
I never knew I even had that trait in me - until very recently when I started feeling very green! Not with envy - but the urge to dig up some soil and put a seed in it has been unbearable. It could be some genes I inherited from my mother - or it could simply be my way of having my mother close to me. It probably makes me feel like she is around here somewhere - living through my plants. I know she would be a million times more thrilled than me to see my little green babies. Imagining her smile makes me smile. I can never be as good a gardener as she is - she knows and understands plants much better than anyone I know. She feels their pain even when a leaf falls off - it is touching to see her tend to them.
I have seen that same affection in her all my life - may she never lose it. May she always give love to everyone around her and I know she will receive much more than that.
So back on track from my emotional tangent - with my other set of parents' help I planted quite a few seeds and saplings this year. My very first attempt to vegetable gardening. What do we have? Here goes... Onions, beans, tomatoes, peppers (a few different kinds), Eggplants (a couple kinds), Cauliflower, Okra, Corn, Herbs (Lavendar, Lemon Balm, Basil,Mint), Cucumber, Gourd (a couple kinds), Spinach and Fenugreek. Although most of them aren't doing so well and we are not hoping for a miracle either - there have been some fruits. Some of the pictures (to follow) posted here are of various stages and some fruits. Hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed them.
