Green things.

I was released early from work this afternoon, and was at an incredible loss as to what to do with myself. So I stopped at the store and picked up Ben & Jerry's Greek frozen yogurt. I really liked the Blueberry one, so was eager to try the Banana PB one. I figured I'd sit out on the porch and enjoy. I did not.

First: While I love Ben & Jerry's with all my heart, this flavor fell flat. I know they use all natural ingredients, but the banana tasted artificial. Maybe it was the banana/greek yogurt combo. At any rate, I picked out the peanut butter swirls, and I'll just move on to the honey flavored pint I'm hearing rumors about.

Second: I decided to take some pictures of the plants I spend so much time with lately. Here are my first few shots, just to share. The top picture is of two of my UFO squash plants, grown from seed. It seems like every day they've grown another half inch! Then, below are my green onions. They're incredibly easy to grow. Just take the ends from market-purchased bunches and stick them in some soil. Keep the soil moist, and these guys grow about 1⁄8" per day. The other bottom photo is one of the pots of basil. These are a lesson in being patient, and remembering to snip them back so that they'll grow fuller.

And below is what I saw when I decided to show my tomato plants. I have three big pots on the porch, two of which have 5' plants. The third has a smaller one, and I did not realize what a bug problem I had until I saw this big, clear shot. All of those little yellow spots you see are (from what I'm gathering via my research) spider mites. Which, from the sound of it, are near impossible to get rid of. :(

On the plus side, I have found the people here: www.gardenweb.com to be very helpful. I'm off on another trip to OSH, for spray bottles (regular water spraying, and perhaps a homemade flour solution) and ladybugs. I SO hate OSH. ;)