We have our first tomato!
Yum!
It’s a Silvery Fir tomato, and I haven’t tasted it yet. It’s resting on the windowsill for tomorrow’s dinner!
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I don’t often talk about our front yard because it’s mostly decorative, overrun with lilies, and, frankly, I don’t go out there much since we live on such a busy street, but here are a few pictures. The rose of sharon, only a few years old, is huge and happy Quite accidentally, we [...] One of the things we did this year was move the raised beds into the fenced yard and move the greenhouse outside of the fence and by the cars. It was a lot of work (most of it on Jeff’s part!), but well worth it. It’s much easier to water and keep an eye on [...] Life has happened and gotten in the way of posting, but the garden doesn’t pay any attention to that and has been going gangbusters. Happy, happy tomatoes! The blackberry bushes are trying to get into the house. One day's haul: blackberries, raspberries, eggplant, tomatoes, hot pepper. [...] Happy Independence Day! Take a moment to read and reflect on what this day really means, not just fireworks and BBQs. Done that? Great! Let’s get onto the garden pictures! It’s July 4 and the garden is in full swing. I have tons of tomato flowers, but only a few actual tomatoes; most of mine [...] I love orange lilies (thankfully, since our yard is infested with the daylily version of them). I purchased the orange Asiatic lilies about 7 years ago, and they’ve moved around our property until I found a good spot for them in the front garden. They’ve really thrived in the last four years, so happy and [...] One of my favorite things to grow in the garden are golden beets. They’re much milder than red beets, with less of an “earthy” flavor. They’re also just really pretty to look at. My favorite way to prepare them? Roasted on the grill (click for recipe). [...] |  | |||
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