Garden

Our tomato and pepper seedlings are growing nicely. We planted them about a month ago (a bit late, since the packet said to plant a few weeks before the last frost, which for Irvine this year occured in approximately January 2006). It's been a bit cooler and cloudier this year than would be best for them, but c'est la vie. Growing my own vegetables is something I haven't really done lately (what with my current lack of arable land), but I've found it to be quite rewarding in the past. You put in some effort and actually get results (i.e. edible, tasty things), plus homegrown vegetable are usually cheaper and taste much better than what you buy in the store. This year there will be tomatoes and peppers, plus spinach from the winter. I'll try to keep this updated as the season progresses. Hopefully there will be edible tomatoes and peppers within a few months.