Time for another garden update. I have finally planted all of my tomato plants. Yay! Last year I grew 6 different kinds, this year I upped that number to 12. Hopefully in a few months I will be loaded with tomatoes to eat and give away. I have also planted 4 different types of bell peppers and one poblano pepper plant. The only pepper left on my list is a jalapeño plant and one of the heat less jalapeño plants that I grew last year. All of the taste, none of the heat.

Last I wanted to touch on other plants that you can grow right from your store leftovers since this seems to be a popular subject. One of the more popular items is green onions. Just cut what you need after you purchase them and then stick the rest in water in a well lit window and you will have green onions for quite a while, but be sure to change the water regularly. In addition to green onions, did you know that you can grow more leeks from your leftovers too? This is similar to the green onions or celery, just place in water or soil and new shoots will grow from the center. See my photo for a reference of the leeks after being cut a few days ago. In the photo you can see the new green shoots growing out from the center. Lastly you can also grow a pineapple plant and even a baby pineapple from the crown (top leaves) of your store bought pineapple. Now this will take about two years to get a fresh pineapple to eat, but you can still enjoy a tropical pineapple house plant for free from your pineapple remains. Below are a few photos of me trying to grow my own pineapple plant ( just planted this a few days ago too). See this link for details about growing your own pineapple. We will see how it goes….