It amazes me that 2 tiny little plants that I was sure we got into the ground too late produced such beautiful and delicious fruit. We finally got enough nerve to pick and cut into one of the watermelons from the garden today and then proceeded to eat it for lunch, delish!
The down side of such a delicious treat out in such a public place is that Lot 13 lost her gorgeous watermelon to a thief over the weekend so didn’t get to enjoy the fruit of her labour. I am sure I should end this rant with something about choking on the seeds………
The garden continues to make me very proud and very humble, everything is in its prime right now and it is a feast for the senses – there is the scent of basil in the air, when you look up, wayyyyyy up, the sunflowers are looking back down at you, when you stop and look down you are met with red ripe romas, smooth shiny purple eggplants, happy orange marigolds, and lazy yellow squash just reminding us that fall will come, eventually.
Another scar in the garden is the arrival of Tomato Blight. It seems to be creeping everywhere except the cherry tomatoes. I am planning to be out a few times this week to keep an eye on the spread and help anyone who needs a hand cleaning up. I have first hand experience at how devastating it is to loose your hard work and lovely plants, last year every tomato plant in my home garden was wiped out in less that a week.
This is a photo of Late Blight on Tomatoes, if you see this in your garden the only real solution is to pull out the plants and toss everything into the garbage it isn't even compostable, sad, I know.I leave you on a lighter note:
Q: What vegetable did Noah not take on the Ark??
A: Leeks
Q: Why do potatoes make such good detectives?
A: Because they keep their eyes peeled.
Q: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?
A: Pumpkin pi
