The Diva That Grows Tomatoes
“Can you grow tomatoes indoors?” That question came across my twitter feed, from @LaConsuelo, yesterday. I had no idea, since I grow mine in my Boreum Hill backyard, so I asked my Gardening Guru and she said, “Yes!”
The Diva That Ate New York // Gardening
A friend and I had a laugh when I referred to myself as, “the poor man’s Martha Stewart.” I don’t have all the fancy tools or a Connecticut estate, but I grow a mean English (read: wild and unruly), “sink or swim” garden in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, with a plethora of perennials and a Victory patch to boot. I encourage everyone to find a way to get their hands dirty and grow something, especially food. It’s so satisfying and very green.
Spotted: Deer in Boerum Hill
When I happened upon these deer in the Hoyt Street Garden on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Hoyt Street, I laughed with delight and was grateful that they were not real. Real deer are cute and lovely to see, until they eat your garden. The statues, made by local artist Julie Ann Mann, are surreal and stunning and I love how they contrast with the shady garden.
Posted by Jackie on Sep 17, 2009 – 8:26 AM
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Brooklyn Purple’s in da house: Concord Grape Chutney
Since there is nothing more interminable than slip skinning Concord grapes, every year I swear that it’s the last time I am harvesting any more than a bunch of them for munching from my garden. Yet every year the fruit lures me back with promises of chutney and maybe some ketchup or jelly and I fight the mosquitoes, spiders, birds and bees for them and set aside a day for making chutney.
Posted by Jackie on Sep 16, 2009 – 6:49 AM
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