Hi friends,
We have another crazy cold front moving in – tonight’s forecast is for temps of minus five – so yesterday afternoon MSP and I spent a good long time working on that ice issue out front again. The pictures just don’t do it justice.
We are sore puppies today. We got a good low back and upper body workout!
I think we are starting to understand why the previous owners decided to sell! 
But luckily I have a little sunshine going on indoors! Things are growing in my kitchen!
My awesome brother-in-law had my name in our gift exchange and he knew I was wanting to start looking into gardening and growing some herbs. So he sent me an AeroGarden! Here’s a closer look on the day we set it up:
And here is a look at how they’ve grown:
Right now I have basil, chives and thyme growing. It’s so fun to have a little feel of spring in the kitchen when it has been dreary and cold outside.
The AeroGarden website has a lot of different ‘pods’ you can purchase to grow besides just herbs. They also have quite the variety of veggies and flowers. I have no idea how long it will be before I can start harvesting my herbs, but I’m very excited to use them. I have plenty of ideas of things to do with basil, but not so much for thyme and chives (well, outside of a baked potato that is!)
If you have a favorite recipe that uses thyme or chives that you’d be willing to share I’d LOVE to give it a try! Have you ever used an AeroGarden to grow your own herbs or veggies? We’d love to hear your experience with it – drop a comment!
As much fun as I think it would be to grow flowers, I think I’ll stick with herbs for now (I love cilantro so that will be next) and maybe some veggies after that!
What a perfect gift idea for someone who feels like she has trouble keeping plants alive – something to keep in mind for those ‘hard to buy for’ people.
Hope that your Wednesday has been fabulous!
– Shari B. =)
