The garden is in full swing, and it's turning out to be a good year for tomatoes. I'm glad I planted some sturdy hybrid determinate types, because they're early and produce a lot of fruit all at once. With the exception of one tiny rain-split Berkeley Tie Dye (middle top on the first photo) all of the tomatoes I've gotten so far have been determinates. But! My eight heirloom plants are also loaded with fruit but taking forever to start ripening. Soon!
Here's what I've picked over the last four or five days:
Still going strong.
There are about a dozen cucumbers in the fridge at the moment, but now the vines are almost worn out. It's turning out to be a disappointing year for cucumber production, but I'd rather have a bounty of tomatoes anyway. Last year there were a ton of cucumbers, but the tomatoes did diddly-squat. Now that's disappointing.
So, on to peppers! I haven't picked any yet, because I like to wait until they're mostly orange and red, but there are tons and tons of Jalapenos, Serranoes, Cowhorns, Cayennes, Poblanos, Tabascos, and Giant Marconi peppers...
\And when someone named these peppers "Giant Marconi", they weren't lying! Look at the size of those monsters!
Cowhorns.
Your garden, and your Green Thumb, are very impressive. I love all the peppers and who doesn't like a vine ripened summer tomato!
ReplyDeleteHoly moly, those Giant Marconis live up to the name!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. All I have a green peppers and tomatoes, maybe if we'd get a little sunshine.
ReplyDeleteI screwed up when it came to planting peppers this year. I just didn't put any thought into it. I am getting some nice bell peppers though. Do you ever make pepper vinegar with the tabascos? Or really any of the hot peppers small enough to fit into a bottle.
ReplyDeleteMy heirlooms are WAY behind the others because I started them so late. They have some good blooms on them but I do not hold out much hope for them.
Your garden is really beautiful this year.
Your garden is doing so well this year, Jennifer. What will you do with all of that produce? Keep up the good work and enjoy your summer.
ReplyDeleteYour tomatoes look delicious! I have only gotten a few so far, but I have very high hopes for a freezer full of salsa.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful harvest. Your tomatoes look so juicy and full of flavour.
ReplyDeleteEverything is looking great! I've always found the problem with growing peppers is that you get more than you can ever possibly eat. Well, I do, anyway (not being a big pepper eater). You've got so many interesting varieties!
ReplyDeleteAll your Bounty looks lovely this year, also looks to be a good size. I don't have any vegetables but my herb garden is doing really well. But all this rain we've been having and cool weather is starting to wreck havoc on my flowers.
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