the tomatoes are still green

The tomatoes are still green. We haven't harvested any yet. I am hoping that patience will reward us with our first home-grown tomatoes soon.

 


There are still plenty of bright yellow tomato flowers too. I'm hoping this means we'll have a long season of harvesting ripe tomatoes throughout the next month.

Baby corn

    I just cut thinned the corn a little since the stalks were quite crowded. The thinnings went to the compost heap, but not before the little ears of baby corn were saved. The smallest of these are tasty raw - even the inside of the cob is edible. The larger ones, though, are being packed away for tomorrow's lunch.

Carrots sprouts are still growing.

The little carrot sprouts are still valiantly seeking the sun. For now, the sprouts are mostly in the shade of the tomato plants. The new leaves on the carrots are of quite a different shape from the first leaves. At this stage, the family resemblance to parsley (a relative of the carrot) is clear.

Figs becoming more ripe.

The figs are getting ready. I picked one yesterday for sampling, but it was still white and green inside and not very sweet at all. I'm hoping they'll be purple and sweet in a week or so.

first harvest of the bush beans

Tonight we had our first picking of the bush beans. We had a friend over for dinner, so we were able to share our little harvest. I didn't realize that I should have pulled off the little fibrous strings before cooking them, but they were still delicious.

banana peppers and bush beans

So far the little raised-bed garden has been doing well.

We've been harvesting a few of the banana peppers over the past week. We grilled a few with dinner and they're also great raw. There is something almost exotic about the taste of a pepper right from the bush.

The bush beans have been growing well too. A few of the leaves have been eaten by something, but the beans are growing in nicely. Maybe they'll be ready for dinner tomorrow evening.