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Friday, December 12, 2008
Holy tomatoes!
I grew my first garden this year. It turns out the sun, or the soil, which more than one visitor pointed out is holy, worked to my advantage.
Or, call it beginner’s luck. I harvested a bumper crop of peppers, strawberries, melons, and eggplant, which are still growing. So are the tomatoes. (The photo was taken this afternoon). I expected to be turning over the soil by now, yet even with cold nights — no frost yet, however — and mild days, my mostly north-facing garden is still producing.
Some of the herbs are also hearty. The mint has shriveled and I finished off the basil — pesto is just as delicious in the Holy Land — but there’s still oregano, sage, rosemary and thyme. (No parsley.)
The sage goes with winter tea, which you’ll find served in the Old City markets this time of year. I’m warming the water now on top of my wood burning stove.
