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Red Potatoes


this is where i planted my asparagus crowns


Strawberry in the pot


Pepper sprouts in the front, spinach in the back


The lily i got for mothers day. smells soooo good.

the two tomato plants i got for free from the home depot


one of the growing tomatoes


My seed-sprouting-house thingies. made from 2ltr bottles, these work like mini greenhouses and give me a much higher germination rate with less work


My small aloe i keep in my kitchen. her parent is a huge aloe in my front yard


my garlic. 2nd attempt this year. for some reason the cloves end up disapearing instead of growing into bulbs. not sure why.


My desert Rose, my favorite flower. not sure what that flowering vine is, it grows from under the house and is really pretty.

Awww! Those pictures make me wish my parents were planting a garden this year. Last year we didn't have much luck and the weeds were ridiculous so I guess they want to take a break. I can't wait til we start gardening again.

yeah, i'm in central florida (tampa). the pictures on wiki about the bougainvillaea don't look exactly right, but they do look close enough that that is probably what it is. the ones in my yard are white and pink.

So, my potato plants grew and wilted back, so this morning I went out to harvest them. I dug. and dug. and dug. wide and deep. Not a single potato in the ground. Since I'm still a newbie and learning I am perplexed. what would cause this to happen? thank you in advance for your time.

mille grazie!