It’s about Bloomin’ Time!
Guess what’s blooming around my backyard? My garden is showing the signs of its intended purposes.
Hello, little banana peppers. Soon, you will be pickled in hopes of adorning one of my Whole Wheat Pizzas. Get ready. I have a lot of plans for you.
And my dear spicy jalapenos…how could I not have a garden without you? Not only will I dehydrate you and can you, but I will be making sweet, sweet Jalapeno Jelly out of you. (Geez, what were you thinking?)
Dear Tiny Tomatoes. How I long for you to ripen, to turn red and to be atop a crispy baguette slice in bruschetta glory! Or, perhaps I will make a little Spicy Salsa out of you. The possibilities are endless.
I count down the days for the harvest, eagerly awaiting your maturity. I love you, dear garden.
In the words of many a pastor across the midwest that I’ve met, eaten chicken fingers with and sang on their stage as a pre-teen, “Don’t let me down, cuz’ my waterin’s real good.” Amen.
Hey! Rebekah Your garden looks great!! We picked our first 5 Super Sweet 100’s this weekend & I noticed a little squash a couple of inches long this am. I’ve never eaten so much red lettuce in my life & it’s still going strong! Prayin’ for rain this week!
Happy Gardening!!
Janice-
My red lettuce has barely made it to salad status. I think we might be a little behind you-we’re Zone 6ish. What are you? I’ve had some spinach and even some banana peppers worth harvesting. I can’t wait for more!
We’re the same zone, but I tend to sow early – sometimes that decision includes a lot of regret, sometimes not. We’ve had new potatoes & had a good harvest of strawberries. My Malabar spinach seemed to take forever, but it’s finally starting to look better. I put my tomatoes out [in lrg tubs] MUCH earlier than was “acceptable” but only covered them a few nights when the temps got below 50degrees. They’re doing really well, but given the unusual temps this spring, it could have been a very different story.:)
My Spinach has seem to succumb to the heat-not the Malabar that you sent to me-just the normal kind. I may have to reseed today. I can’t believe it’s already been 99 here! What is this-Arizona?!