the farm ..

Ok so it isn't really a farm but probably the closest we can have to one living in the middle of Fort Lauderdale.

Adam has been busting his ass building this garden for us and it keeps growing every week as he plants more and more. I take no credit except I water when he is gone. And Maia can't take any credit either except she has killed a couple of plants trying to fertilize them a little too much. "I was trying to help Mommy!"

So far we have harvested lots of basil for fresh pesto, eggplant and beans (which have sadly gotten sick and died.. :( )

In the works are tons of different types of (5) tomatoes, (4) peppers, spaghetti squash, beets, carrots, lettuce, swiss chard, celery, watermelon, butternut squash, canteloupe, tomatillos, rosemary, cilantro, chives. I got this list from Adam. He says thats it. He thinks. Oh yeah brussel sprouts. And bitter gourd. And cucumbers.. Ok, seriously, he thinks that is it. See what I mean? Yeah we will soon have our own farmer's market at 1809 SW 10th Ave. But you can't have any. Cause it's all for me. Especially the tomatoes. 

Oh yeah.. and onions. :)

Also of note (although we didn't plant it) is this really cool plant which has white flowers that only open up at night.. If you are lucky, you can watch them pop open.. Then in the morning, the flowers curl back up.

More pics and posts soon as we start harvesting and cooking up some of these yummy things. Maybe I will share my favorite way to cook eggplant Indian style.