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The garden looks pretty good considering it’s July. Over the past week, 25 pounds were harvested mostly from the tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. Some of the tomato plants look much better this month than last. Below is a sample of what is on the counter ripening. Here is another shot, showing some of the cucumbers and [...] From top to bottom, Cherokee Purple, Black Prince and Big Beef. The tomatoes are peaking I believe. The log from the past week shows 14 pounds were harvested. A sample is shown below. The peppers have started showing some numbers too. Last year, they didn’t really produce spectacularly until the fall. I’ll take good care of them through the summer and hope for a repeat experience. The [...] The colors of the heirlooms are amazing. I didn’t know a carrot could get so big. They are not tender and sweet, but they are fresh, organic, and plentiful. There can be no tomato harvest without fruit set. Our high humidity and heat can be a real challenge. Since I am new at this, I am keeping some records on what tomato varieties can produce well, meaning they can pollinate and set green tomatoes. Here is a “head count” of what is on the [...] This is a good mix of hybrids and heirlooms, regular and cherries. The odd one near top right is an Italian paste tomato, San Marzano. The center one and the one at 4 or 5 o’clock are mystery tomatoes. They came off of a plant called a “Chocolate Cherry”, but I believe there was a [...] I was able to get a very nice harvest for the kitchen tonight. The peas are gone, and the strawberries are slowing, but the carrots are coming in. The tomatoes and peppers are starting to trickle in as well. This cucumber plant has started it’s journey. Where it will go, only it knows. I understand the [...] Most of the other heirlooms are doing well, except for one. The photos below show how they compare. I am thinking of removing the San Marzano. To the right of the San Marzano is this Pineapple Hawaiian. These plants were placed in the middle of a snowpea row as the snowpeas were slowing down. Onions are [...] This Cherokee Purple is from seed I started. It was so pathetically small when I set it out, I doubted it would make it. It was one-third the size of a Cherokee Purple I bought from the local garden center. I had no confidence at all that the plant I had started would make it, [...] One of the Sungold’s ripened, and is now history. It was delicious. The Sungold easily lives up to its reputation. The Big Beef is coming along. If you look close, you will see there are actually 3. As of tonight, there are 11 on this particular plant. The Sweet 100 Cherry is loaded… This pepper is doing real [...] |
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