First Harvest

Yesterday I spotted a flash of red deep inside the leaves of the un-pruned tomato plant and there it was--my first ripe beauty.

Now this may look like a small-potatoes harvest to you but I'm really quite proud.

And speaking of potatoes mine are also ready for harvesting as soon as I find the energy.

It's still hot and humid.

I've been munching the peas right off the vine but it might be fun to actually cook some for a change.

The spinach didn't make it at all and the rabbits left me one head of lettuce but that's okay--mine is an equal opportunity garden.

On the positive side, there have been gentle spatters of rain the past couple of days.

I love summer.

The Harvest Trickles In

My little patch of heaven is small, very,very small. Therefore my harvest is also on the small side.
The first of the tomatoes are picked and they quickly became four jars of salsa.

I'm not scientific about my tomato choices--some Romas and something large,round and red and I have no idea what their official names are.Which begs the question--what is that little gold pellet doing there?


Well, a friend raved about their flavor and I agree, they do have a nice flavor. Trouble is, I do not like itsy bitsy anythings hanging around the garden and in my house, no one likes them in salads. Okay, I don't like them in salads.

Hello Beautiful. This is the fun of being a casual but devoted gardener--taking that first walk of the morning and discovering a newly blooming gorgeous lily I'd forgotten about.


I really must get a grip and start memorizing the names of these things.