Chives and stevia. So depressing, I know. I have been having major herb cravings.
I thought I'd be eating arugula by now, but I moved some volunteers to honored places in my garden and they don't seem especially happy that I moved them. I think it must be a family thing. These are plants that arose from letting them go to seed last year. The seeds that landed in my neighbor's yard became plants that are doing very well - without a drop of water. I don't think the neighbor has noticed me drooling every time I mention to him that he can eat the arugula - and he got it free. He will have much more because some have gone to seed already. From lack of water I'm sure.
All the herbs started inside have been growing very slowly. I thought daily sun would perk them up, so I moved nearly all outside. I have to resist the urge to count the leaves on my cinnamon basil plant. It has been growing, but only at the pace of a plant that knows it is to be eaten, I guess. And I haven't had an arugula salad with different basils, chives, and parsley (all fresh from my garden, of course) in a long time. Okay, it was just last fall, but still, the cravings are not to be ignored.
I've been running all over looking for elusive sweet potato slips. All the local places say they never stock them. Nor the plants. I think this climate is perfect for growing sweet potatoes, but all the stores have me believing people around here don't like growing them. That means many more for me. Perhaps I should start a business growing them and selling them. Meanwhile, I will continue to order them online. Before I go to bed tonight, I'll order.
