It's rampant! Wild! A glorious living wonder!

Today, I found my first squash blossom, a buttery yellow bloom shooting off from a just-planted seedling.

My Tower Garden is in its glory! The squash blossom was just the start.

Chives have spurted a good inch overnight. The razor edge fancy lettuce is keeping apace. And there are tomatoes. Lots of tomatoes! Little cherry tomatoes like gems. The bigger beefsteaks nestled among cucumber leaves. I love how the Tower Garden can become a tangled mess, and that is to say I have the choice of pruning and snipping or allowing the growth to run its natural course. I pick plan B.

The cucumbers, the first bloomers, are snarled and slightly battered from the rain and Tropical Storm Beryl, and their leaves are a map of snail trails. But they continue to bloom! I am amazed.

I am in love with my Tower Garden.

Now, as harvest time nears, I must begin seeding for the next cycle. This is all so exciting.

Here's a great video by a very articulate fellow named John Mooney, who is the chef/owner of Bell, Book & Candle restaurant in NY's West End. Mooney has designed a hydroponic garden system for his restaurant, using the Tower Garden

Click here if you're interested in learning more about Tower Gardens and growing vegies, fruits, herbs and flowers hydroponically.

This morning, I plucked a few fresh basil leaves from my Tower Garden and presented them to Stormy and Dunkin.

Immediate Love!

This is also a perfect way to strengthen my bond with jittery Dunkin!

Meanwhile, Stormy, who ate three leaves, smells like sweet basil.