You'd be surprised how difficult it is to photograph a vegetable close up. Or maybe you wouldn't. I certainly was. Anyway, you can at least get an idea of the size and color of this lovely. The b.h. is having it stuffed- er, stuffing it, that tis. With rice and cheese and such. I can't wait.
Here are a couple more veg photos:
The small yellow pear-shaped tomatoes are fantastic. I forgot what they are called, because of the labeling debacle during my seed starting phase, but I'm sure i still have some seeds, so I will continue to grow them next season. The small purple peppers in the bottom left corner are actually purple cayennes, and they are quite tasty and hot. The moles nedd roasting before they have much flavor.
I should have taken one of the Armenian cucumber that was literally as long as my leg. I failed to capture it on film, but use your imagination. I am about five and a half feet tall. It was ridiculous. And now it is pickled, and very tasty.
Here are a couple shots of this year's mantis model:
He sprang out of nowhere to get a drink just as soon as I watered the other evening. He seemed a bit annoyed but undeterred by my presence.
If only I could keep a hundred of these guys around. We start with a bunch every year, but we only seem to keep one. And about a thousand grasshoppers per square yard. They suck. I am really happy that I decided to put in a real garden (as opposed to a container garden) this year because the weather has been hell and the container plants are not well. Turns out it was worth all the work after all. This week I will be visiting Jamie and going over seed catalogs for next year. I can't wait.
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If the temperature reached the 70s and it stopped raining it might feel a bit more like summer here. Never satisfied, I guess.
I love those little yellow tomatoes. I've never seen them - I'll have to look at the specialist seed catalogues and try to find them.
I'll be happy to look them up again and tell you what they are. In fact, if I have any seeds left, I'll send a few along with your CD. Don't know if they grow in colder, rainy environ, but they have done remarkable well in dry heat. And pests don't seem to fancy them, which is a bonus.
I grow tomatoes in the greenhouse, as they often get blight outside. Thanks, honey!
I've printed some stuff out on growing container gardens. I have a little tomato plant that does not like this heat, and neither does my basil. The rosemary seems to love it. Your vegetables look beautiful and delicious. Have you had much luck in the past with container gardens?
I did okay last year with containers, but didn't have anywhere near the yield. I found that black plastic tubs were horrible (tomatoes like to keep their feet cool), but clay colored plastic worked okay and clay pots were best of all. Get the biggest pot you can afford, make sure it has good drainage, and keep pulling the stem down into the soil after you've harvested the fruit off the bottom. The vine keeps rooting and feeds the plant. Also, plant something in the pot to keep the sun off the soil- wheat straw has been great for me this year. Also, you will need to keep feeding it. There are lots of good organic fertilizers at Cofer's (or L0we's or H.D., if you're into that sort of thing).
Oops- I didn't mean to actually PLANT wheat straw in your tomato pot. I just have it layered in there.
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