These are some of the things I shall be planting over the next couple weeks (May 9th is the no-frost date around here, and there are no more zero degrees celsius lows on the weather report). I’m worried we won’t have enough space for everything.

There’s been a little cold snap here, so my gardening has been temporarily postponed up until… Well, today actually – and today I have to go get allergy tests, so boo. No gardening yet. Soon though.

For the record there is:

1. rainbow swiss chard
2. purple basil
3. mixed, multi coloured heirloom tomatoes
4. golden pear mini-tomatoes
5. scarlet red carrots
6. sugar snap peas
7. spaghetti squash
8. yellow courgettes
9. icebox watermelon
10. poppies

As well as the chocolate mint, yellow strawberries, thyme, oregano, and sage I already have going.

These are my little heirloom tomato sprouts. I am very proud of them. Fingers crossed that they’ll get big and strong in time for Victoria day (also known as official tomato planting day).

Yesterday I made french onion soup using organic onions from the food box and fresh thyme and sage from the garden. It was pretty wonderful.