Garden, yay!

[Posted a few places; sorry if you see dupes.]

Well, I've been doing the garden in short bursts to keep from burning out, and I finally have the whole square-foot plot planted. I'll take pictures soon, but here's what I have planted:

rainbow chard?	violet queen cauliflower	lettuce	rainbow bush beans
rainbow chard?	violet queen cauliflower	violet queen cauliflower	rainbow bush beans
red carrots	red carrots	momotaro tomatoes	fino verde basil
yellow onions	strawberries	beets	beets

I only planted one tomato plant this year. I know tomatoes won't do all that well in my plot because of all the shade, but I can't seem to let go of the need to have fresh tomatoes. Maybe I'll plant some more in containers in stonebender's back yard (with his permission, of course) and see if they can handle only being tended once a week.

The "rainbow chard?" is because I planted some seeds that had spilled in my seed box, and I *think* they're chard, but I don't know for sure.

Oh, and since the last time I was there, there are suddenly leaves on the apple tree!

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Soon, I will be sending out email invitations to local folks (local in this case is the San Francisco Bay Area) to help me with the Mom Food Project. "Help" will, in this case, mean choosing an item off the Mom Food list that I haven't made yet, and choosing a night to come to my house and have dinner with us. I will cook the Mom Food, you will eat it if it looks appetizing to you.

[EDIT: Note to stonebender and anyone else who has access issues with getting into my apartment (down a few steps): I will come to you if you don't mind me cooking in your kitchen.]

How is this helping, you ask? It's helping because my mom's food is very rich and fat-tastic, and we need help eating it so we don't maim ourselves in the process of completing this Project. :-)

(You're not being asked to critique the food or anything; I'm the only one likely to know if it tastes like my mom's. :-)

Anyway, I'm going to start sending these invitations out one at a time and making dates to have folks over. If you're local (or planning a visit) and want to come help, please comment here or send me an email. Thanks!