Farming operations have begun at Casa de Orb! I just finished planting my two Earthboxes!

Right to left: Mr. Stripy [heirloom tomato], Sweet Red Cherry Pepper, Fajita Bell Capsicum Pepper, and Sweet Banana Pepper. Also, unseen but planted in a row behind the pepper plants are Sweet Snap Peas.

I’m excited! I hope I can manage to keep these things alive, keep the outdoor cats and other critters from destroying them, and end up with enough produce to make it all worth it. If I do well with these boxes this year, next year we’ll consider a proper garden in the back yard. We thought about doing that this year, but I didn’t want to jump in too deep. It’s been ages since I tried to grow veggies, and failing on a small scale would not be nearly ass heart-wrenching as failing on a large scale. Right now, there’s only $20 invested in this. We couldn’t even get the dirt in the back yard in good shape for so little. So this year, small, and then next year, maybe half the back yard!

50-70 days seems like forever to wait to eat something I grew myself! I can’t wait! I can’t wait! But … I guess I have to.