The seed catalogs arrived last month. The daffodils are blooming and there are tiny pomegranates on the pomegranate tree.
It must be time to plant the garden.
Last month, I was eager to get started. This week, I'm not so sure, but the time has come.
This weekend, “Tomatomania” arrives at Descanso Gardens.
Tomatomania is an annual festival and tomato sale described as “the world's largest (and most fun) heirloom tomato seedling sale!”
Any way you slice it, tomatoes are fun. Tomatoes are the most rewarding and easy-to-grow garden vegetable.
For most tomatomaniacs, this festival marks the beginning of the spring gardening season. Armstrong in La Cañada and Orchard Supply Hardware in La Crescenta begin to stock the non-heirloom varieties of the essentials, tomatoes and zucchini. Trader Joe's sells potted basil. Coincidentally these, along with corn, are the main ingredients of our favorite summer soup.