Considering we didn’t think any of our seeds were going to germinate, I think you could say the first planting season in the courtyard garden was a success.
A big success. BOOM!
A snackerel of carrots and a glory of beets kind of success.
But I’ll let you in on a little secret: turns out there are seasons in LA after all.
If you are a wee seed, it comes down to To Hot or Not Hot Enough.
Time to gather up and sort through the Too Hots and nudge the Not Hot Enoughs along.
…radishes are totally rad.
Our first harvest…look at those colors!
I wish I had taken shots of the first haul with something for scale, because our second harvest was just b.a.n.a.n.a.s.
Just look at that honker in the middle!
We’re very proud. :)
…and goofy.
Everything is up! From the bottom towards the wall: spinach, beets, radishes, carrots, peas. Alas, something has been digging up the beets…
But the radishes are pretty, well, rad!
Now all we need are some hens and a goat and we’ll be in business.
Seriously, you have no idea.
Another for the recommended list: Bergamot Station + SaMo Museum of Art. Wandering from gallery to gallery in the sunshine? Yes, please. (These gels were outside a gallery installation-in-progress, but there was plenty of proper art to be found inside, too, of course.) There’s a cafe and a rad paper goods store, too! If only it was still a stop on a trolley running to the ocean in addition to being an art space. Sigh.
