Okay, maybe the mid-sized planters filled with herbs and two types of fruits and vegetables I planted today don’t count as farming…but I am excited to tell you about my backyard farming/gardening adventures regardless!

One pot nestled on the deck in the backyard now holds pretty little rosemary plants, bountiful looking Italian parsley, lemon sage and chives (all bought at the Superstore garden center for 3.50 each)! We did this little herb garden concept last summer too, and it was amazing! I am a bit of a fresh herb loving freak, so the idea of being able to stroll out into the backyard and rip fresh flavour right out of the ground really, really excites me.

I love how easy herb gardening is, too. I found last summer that herbs tend to be quite resilient…much more than flowers, and even with my less than tender loving care, they still flourished into massive, tasty plants!

Next I moved onto planting up the real food…in other words: a cherry tomato plant and some celery plants! I have never grown either of these before…so I will keep you updated on their growth and/or demise.

I love how planting a small backyard garden is so easy and rewarding. Just from spending 30 minutes re-potting the plants from the garden center, watering them and now just keepin’ an eye on them I will soon have a never ending supply of fresh herbs, probably about 9-12 stocks or celery and endless cherry tomatoes! Yum, I cannot wait!

The best part though is you can do this no matter how large or miniscule your outdoor space is, I say give it a try! Oh yes…and the celery plants (they came in a package with 6 individual plants per pack) were about 2.50 at Superstore and I think the tomato plant was 12.00… Enjoy!

xoxo

Mariel