Yesterday I was out watering and had the first tomato sighting of the year. I was so excited!!
The HH has been watering for me the past few days and either didn’t notice them or forgot to tell me. This is BIG news for my small but mighty backyard {or side yard really} garden.
It won’t be long now until we’ll get to eat real tomatoes. I planted 2 San Marzano tomato plants which will be perfect for homemade salsa.
The plants are LOVING all the humidity and warm air we’ve had lately and since we have a/c here, I’m loving it too.
The French breakfast radishes are doing really well too. Just a few more days to go until the first harvest of those.
Once these are harvested I’ll have to wait again until fall to plant another round as it’s really heating up around here.
The pole beans are doing really well too. They’re finally starting to climb the trellis which makes me happy. I love watching vines climb.
My row of French filet bush beans are hanging in there.
Something came along and ate at least 10% of them so my row won’t be perfect, but I suppose that’s alright.
And the zucchini plant my neighbor dropped off on our porch last week already had 2 baby zucchini on it. I suspect at the rate they’re growing we’ll be frying them up in just a few days.
Zucchini, onions, sausage and eggs… Is there a better summertime breakfast? I don’t think so.
And last but not least, the hydrangeas are starting to get their color.
I should be able to offer fresh bouquets on the trolley in another week or two. How exciting is that?
So far out of all the things I’ve put out there {flowers, plants, buoys and ornaments} flowers have been my biggest seller. The HH thinks the trolley is a little nutty. But I think it’s fun.
How are things going in YOUR garden these days?
Have you already had your first tomato sighting? Are you picking like mad already? Will you be canning anything this summer?
Curious minds want to know. 🙂
~Mavis
eliz says
Your garden looks so green and fresh!
My zucchini look the same as your plant. No male flowers yet.
Rosemary says
My garden has been producing pretty good! For the month of June, I have picked:
73 cucumbers (I canned 25 jars of Garlic Dill Pickles and 17 jars of Dill Relish and gave a bunch of cucumbers to friends)
57 tomatoes (we ate a bunch and I canned 2 pints of tomato soup)
152 green beans (put them in the freezer)
4 bell peppers (sliced up and put in the freezer)
5 eggplant (made 3 trays of eggplant parm for the freezer)
Right now, I have 4 watermelons and a bunch of pumpkins growing on the vines. Lots more green beans, peppers and cucumbers are growing but the tomatoes are not doing so well – I think the plants have a fungus (I sprayed but I don’t think it worked). The corn did not do well at all and I pulled up the stalks. The last thing is onions – waiting on them.
My hydrangeas are all in bloom (purple & pink flowers) and I still have a few marigolds that have flowers. All in all, it has been a good growing season so far!
Susan says
I have been late in getting everything planted this year, but so far have harvested lettuce and peas and berries. The berries, obviously, are perennial, but still getting a ton!
Tomates, cucumbers, squash and beans are all coming along. Time will tell if I get to harvest much as the PNW summers are short.
KC says
(have you ever seen a slow-motion video of bean/pea vines twirling to find their next bit of support? it is *fascinating*!)
maureen detmer says
the inspector hard at work
princess buttercup, look’in good!
Carla says
I sure hope to be canning some. I, too, have had my first tomato sighting. I have about 14 tomato plants that I planted this spring and only a couple actual tomatoes as of yet. Nothing to harvest. I’m guessing here in Michigan, it will be the end of the month before we get them red and ready.
I’ve only harvest spinach, lettuce and peas so far, but the potatoes, tomatoes & beans all have blossoms.
susan says
We have a lot of them on the vine and just picked our first ripe tomato in Portland, OR, and man, is that early for us! I left them in the greenhouse longer this year so I guess that’s why. It was a cherry tomato so we had to play rock, paper, scissors to see who got to eat it. LOL
Katherine says
Our green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers are producing like crazy. I made my last harvest of peas yesterday and froze them and several gallon bags of green beans. My squash and zucchini have blooms so it will not be long for them. I plan to sow around round of green beans next week and maybe more squash and zucchini also.
Mimi says
My San Marzanos are looking promising too. I’ve given up on store-bought marinara so I hope to can or freeze some.
I’m pretty excited about growing pinto beans for the first time. Not sure yet if they are bush beans or need trellising…I planted organic beans from the grocery store because it was cheaper than a seed packet.
Lynn from NC Outer Banks says
Our first 3 large, red tomatoes were chewed up from the bottom, right before we could pick them! 🙁 Our sweet golden retriever used to like to munch on them, but he’s been gone for some time now :’( We weren’t sure WHAT was eating them until my DH found a box turtle in the garden! He quickly put a fence around the tomato cages. One morning this week he caught the turtle, on his hind legs, with his front legs pushing against the fence! He was missing his all-you -can-eat breakfast. Since then, we’ve picked 15 large, red luscious tomatoes, just in time for our huge family reunion. We’ve got the Duke’s mayo and white bread all ready for sandwiches-southern style.
Dianne says
This hot rainy weather has been great for the vegetables. I had one tomato ready to pick and a raccoon got it. I picked 2 cucumbers about 10″ long. Can’t wait to eat them. Hope to have an abundance this year.
Robin Williams says
Picking peas like crazy! Some beans too.
I have tomatoes coming on also but my plants are already looking sad.We have also been getting tons of chard and kale, I dry it to use in meals because there are a couple of “boys” lacking in vegetables, lol
HollyG says
Green tomatoes are on the plants and we’re picking kale, celery, beets, cucumbers, zucchini, pea pods, chard, lettuce, parsley, oregano, sage, dill, lavender, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and have garlic hanging to dry – – I love summer!
robert says
I love your page. My wife and I live in NE Ohio (climate 6). We are building a 4ft x 30ft x 18in high planter box. The box will be going down the length of our garage (running ESE to WNW), will have 4ft x 3.5ft (approximate) boxes, and will be made of cedar. We aim to cultivate a diverse range of fruits and vegetables. Corn, green beans, snap peas, carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, strawberries, rhubarb, and onions are the primary plants to be grown. I have been researching companion planting and can easily see the benefits of this approach. What I’m having a hard time with is figuring out what to put in each planter box and how to arrange the seeds when we plant. Any assistance or guidance would be greatly appreciated. A map (generalized) would be great. Can you help?