Nest and Sparkle

First tomato

August 19, 2011 at 8:50 am Leave a comment

Finally! Months of coddling tomato plants grown from seed have produced an actual tomato. As you can see below, there are more on the way. I’m sure they will be wonderful, too, but the first tomato brings the clearest sense of victory. Our patio is shady, part-sun at best, and it takes a good stretch of warm weather to make veggies grow. Double victory!

I was paralyzed by it, of course. How does one consume such a precious treat? If I had some buffalo mozzarella handy, I’d have gone for a classic caprese salad without a second thought. But I don’t. So I decided on a home-grown theme. Arugula, basil, chives, and parsley from my garden, olive oil carted back from Spain and sea salt that was a gift from my husband. Such specialness, and oh-so-good.

Entry filed under: Container gardening, Gardening, Home, Kitchen garden, Local food. Tags: growing food, growing from seed, inner city garden, local organic food, salad, tomatoes, Vancouver, vegetarian, veggies, Zone 8 gardening.