We spent a lot of this week playing tourist. Yes, the week after my In-laws leave town we played tourist. I know that is backwards. But what can I say, the 3 year old picked our agenda. Tuesday we spent 6 hours at Seaworld and Wednesday we spent 8 hours at the Zoo. And what is the first thing Kiddo tells Dad when we get home? "Daddy, the Orangutan had poop on his hands..." *sigh* Kids.
Still battling the varmit and losing lots of yummy tomatoes. I think I might have to start picking them before they get totally ripe to be able to eat them ourselves! Here is what we did manage to bring in:
Harvest for the week:
Celebrity Tomatoes: 3 3/8 oz
Super Sweet 100's: 4 3/4 ozBush Burgundy Beans: 1 7/8 oz
Unweighed:
Black Beauty EggplantsScarlett Runner Beans
FigTomatoBerry
That basket is super small, so don't be fooled! AND.... my first FIG!!!!
And it was a beauty, and super delicious.
Some Scarlett Runner Beans --- Check out this big one!
Hmmm, green bean salad. Hot, tangy deliciousness.
Some more Super Sweet 100 tomatoes and Black Beauty Eggplants -
I snagged the eggplants and quickly threw them on the grill.
I snagged the eggplants and quickly threw them on the grill.
In my garden check-up, I saw something I had forgotten about... I planted a couple
of Okra in a container and basically have neglected them since. I found an okra pod.
Wonders will never cease.
Finally I managed to make some time to pull up dying and struggling plants, re-amend the soil and replant. It's only about a month late, but hopefully I will get a decent fall garden going. Arg, now I am impatient to see little sprouts and get some new plants in the ground.
Dang those varmints! But that fig looks luscious. I hope my trees grow up and produce fruit some day... It's going to be another hot day here, yippee!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your first fig. I'm hoping that I can find one to grow up here in the north. I've been told they exist.
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