We went out to Ikea on the first day of the Lunar New Year, because it was one of the places that was open for lunch (and surprisingly so was Giant!), and by chance I saw this nice self-watering pot that might go nicely in the backyard.

And so, 1 pot, 25 liters of soil and a packet of tomato seeds later….

The packet said it will sprout in about ten days… this one took five!

And here we are at week two in another spare pot I had out front:

Mmmmmm…. fresh juicy tomato for the kitchen.

It’s not *quite* self-sufficient living, but I think this will be my little contribution to greening the environment, as well as cutting down on house hold expenses.