Today's Harvest

You know what all this sweet corn means, it's time for a barbecue. I know we'll have to wait for the weekend but I am drooling already.
Maybe Mommy will turn these sun gold cherry tomatoes into some of her magic marinara sauce.

What do you think she should do with them?

Week twenty two in the garden

I am ready to shuck some corn, is it ready? How can you tell when it's done?

Heirloom alert! Looks like better late than never is going to prove to be true.

This is still my personal favorite. I can't wait for Mommy to slice one of these little peppers.

Mommy said there are never enough cucumbers growing but Daddy said that one was better than none.

I wish Daddy could make these San Marzano tomatoes hurry up and grow big already. Instead we'll have to wait!

Week twenty one in the garden...

what a coincidence that today is August 21st. Our garden looks great but it probably feels a little neglected since we haven't been spending much time out there lately. Here come the San Marzano tomatoes and boy are the pointy. Thankfully, Mommy picked up a few Sun Gold Cherry tomato plants otherwise we would still be waiting for our first ripe one. The Sweet Corn is about seven feet tall now and it looks like we will have some yummy Sweet Corn this year for sure.
Lately, we have been seeing these Cabbage White Butterflies in our yard. Mommy read that they are attracted to broccoli but Daddy hasn't figured out if they are a pest yet so their fate is still to be determined. Daddy said if they are like the moths around here they can't stay. Sierra and I have a favorite new variety in our garden this year and our Sweet bell pepper plants are it. They have dark purple fruit that turns red when fully ripe. Mommy has seen purple bells at the farmers market so we might pick some early before they fully turn. We will be sure to tell you all about them as soon as we harvest one. I have a new found respect for them after what Daddy made these little plants go through. After not watering them for a few weeks they were looking so wilted that I was embarrassed to take pictures of them to show you. Just look at them now, their must be six peppers on one plant.

***Grandma Update***Grandma feels the same today as she did yesterday. Please pray that the swelling in her brain continues to go down and for full recovery in her right arm and right leg.

Week sixteen in the garden

Sixteen long weeks and we've only harvested a small basket of cherry tomatoes!What is going on around here? We've got basil on the way.Let's get with it Daddy. Mommy needs to make some marinara sauce already. Since we were still packing for our big move when we should of been sowing seeds, our garden is a little behind schedule. The San Marzano plants keep growing and growing but have yet to bear any fruit.
On the other hand, it's starting to look a lot like Thanksgiving around here. We have ripening sugar pumpkins and mini stalks of corn growing oh so well.
Speaking of things growing well, look at our romaine.It is really doing better than we ever expected. Daddy has finally redeemed himself in the lettuce growing department. It only took him a few seasons to get it right but you know what they say...better late than never.
I love how fast zucchini grows. I bet if I just stared at it all day long I would totally see it get bigger.
On the other hand, it doesn't look like the cucumbers have grown a bit since last week so we will have to wait and see how long they take to grow. Hopefully it's not too long.

Week fifteen in the garden

Our lettuce is just about ready for a salad and
Another row of beets look to be almost finished.

Sweet corn is shooting up towards the sky more and more every day.

Our cucumber plant has little ones growing so maybe next week we will feast on those too.

We harvested lots of strawberries, zucchini, and kale this past week . Our first sugar pumpkin is turning orange so we are very excited about that. I cant wait to tell you about the really exciting part of our weekend. We went on a trip and had so much fun but Mommy made promise to not talk about any of that until tomorrow. Wow, I can't handle the suspense...
OH FOR THE LOVE OF BLOGS! I have said too much already. O.K. I have to go now. Sweet Dreams.