I love coming home from holiday. Sleeping in my own bed. Unpacking. Airing out the house. Watering.
This homecoming was even sweeter because the garden had treats waiting for me. The first tomatoes – ripe n’ ready. Cucumbers – perfect. Potatoes – SO ready (so ready, in fact, that they warrant a whole ‘nother post).
The winners in the tomato race were the ‘Sweet Baby Girl’ cherries, followed closely by ‘Odessa.’ The cucumbers are ‘Sweet Slice.’
Thanks to my square-foot salad garden, which is in part shade, I’m still harvesting an abundance of lettuce.
What are you harvesting now?
I just pulled my lettuce because it all bolted. I planted new seeds though.
Tomatillos (‘Pineapple’ and ‘Puebla verde’)… and plenty! Must make salsa to freeze, in order to get the kitchen counter back…
Still have lettuce? Lucky girl! I pulled mine a week or so ago, the few that were left had bolted. What a nice treat to come home to, fresh fruit from the garden!
lucky you to have lettuce – the hot weather has caused all mine to bolt. I’m trying to get a few moments to start some more indoors so I can set them out for the fall.
I do have lots of beet greens and chard I can eat though. And beans, peas, my first squash, fennel, tomatoes, alpine strawberries, plus lots more bits and bobs.
Oh, and I went blackberry picking yesterday – this year will be a good one as I got a bunch already!