Saturday, 15 July 2023

Half a Dozen Pines

 

Here’s the mid-July update on our little garden. The beets and white onions are thriving. The Romaine hasn’t died. Yet. We’ve already harvested a dozen small tomatoes and one huge bell pepper, with more of both on the way. The strawberry plants have provided fruit for several smoothies and one batch of ice cream, but most berries were eaten al fresco, one by one. Last week Heather and I enjoyed tall glasses of mint limeade. This week we’ll try some of our mint in ice tea. I’m glad the mint’s in a clay pot instead of the ground. Mint always seems to grow to fit the available space, even if it has to crowd everything else out. Somehow, the turnips and yellow onions never sprouted. But something came up in the middle of a turnip row that might be a volunteer tomato plant, or a clever weed. We decided to let it live until we know more. 

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