I walked up to the City Market and finally found a basket of decent looking peaches at Pete's Frootique. Aren't they pretty?
Right after work I did Boot Camp B for this week, then before supper I went out for a walk around the garden. Look what I found!
I love tomatoes!
I can't wait to see what these ones are going to look like. They are called "Striped Cavern", but we've got a ways to go yet by the looks of it.
I so want to dig up a bulb of garlic. This is my first year growing it and according to the instructions it's ready when the tops turn yellow. The ones that were planted earliest are definitely looking more yellow than the later plants, but I don't know how yellow they should be...
My lone Green Bean:
There are more on the plants, but just little ones that are not ready to pick. This vine is still trying to climb - I need some taller poles.
The Bag Lady sent me some Poppy seeds last year. I planted some outside but they didn't grow - a common theme this year. But I also started some inside and planted them in a pot. They bloomed a while back, but I didn't think to take any pictures. Today I noticed another bloom so I made sure to get a picture. Thank you Bag Lady!
So this was my big harvest for today:
I ate them and I did not even offer to share the bounty.
3 comments:
"frootique", I love that. Cute tomatoes! And that's very cool that you're growing your own garlic.
You're welcome for the poppy seeds! Make sure you leave some of them to go to seed in the garden - they will re-seed themselves for next year. (Let the seed pods dry completely and, if the heads don't fall over and scatter the seeds, give them a little shake yourself.)
Also, leave some of your garlic in the garden over the winter - it will grow again next year and be even bigger and better!
I am never sure, either, exactly when to harvest it, so I wait until the foliage starts to turn yellow, then I dig around the bulb a little. If it is quite large and kind of bumpy, I'll pull it up and use it.
Sagan - I'm looking forward to trying the garlic! I think I should have a good crop.
Bag Lady - The poppies are growing in a pot on the deck, but I will definitely scatter the seed in the garden - so pretty! I will have to check out a garlic bulb and see how it's coming.
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