My First Harvest

My little rooftop garden experiment is finally starting to pay off! The time, effort and love I have put into these few little pots of dirt are actually turning into something, right now in the form of these lovely, rosey little shallots. We had a minor disaster with the tomato plant, but hopes are high now for the bell pepper plant. Hopefully, with the mild San Francisco summer approaching, I should have some delicious bells in a couple of months.

The sorrel is growing like crazy, and I will soon be moving it to an even bigger pot. Garlic has started to sprout, and I plan on getting a couple more shallots in the ground soon. Thanks to you all who gave me your encouragement, it's great to know I've got people rooting for me. And believe me, if I can grow something on the windy, fog-soaked coast of San Francisco, you can have a garden just about anywhere.

A Little Garden In The Sky

Against the odds, cold San Francisco fog, strong coastal winds and no actual place for things to grow, I've planted a garden.  Better than that, a rooftop garden.  It's not much right now, just two black plastic pots filled with organic potting soil and tiny little green plants.  But providing the sun can break through the fog and the wind doesn't blow too hard, these little guys might do ok.

I'm starting small, just one early girl tomato plant, and two small shallots.  You might ask why I didn't just go for it, all in, fill my rooftop with rows of plastic pots, filled with beautiful growing green things for us eat.  To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure how well the plants will survive up there, and I can't be responsible for the deaths of so many plants.  My conscience just couldn't handle it.

So I'll be tending to my little rooftop garden, watering my precious little plants and moving them out of the wind and into the sun.  Hopefully, soon, I'll have some delicious early girl tomatoes and shallots that will not have passed through any other hands but mine.  Wish me luck!