garden update

FYI: seeds + soil + rain = rapid growth (and it doesn't matter who put what seeds where!)

So, I should have my garden looking much better in a matter of days, so there is no overall picture just yet... but here are some select pictures showing our progress:

pumpkins starting to bloom

cilantro (which tastes quite good, by the way!) and Cherokee Purple tomato plant, which is also starting to bloom


Green Zebra tomato (I hope I'll be able to tell when it's ripe!)

Black Seeded Simpson leaf lettuce ready for eating! (and in need of weeding)

Gray Mammoth Sunflower and Mancha, hoping for another chance to dig in the mud

zucchini, already growing, with many more blooms

oregano

parsley (which also tastes very good!) in front of white popcorn

I've already chopped up some parsley and baked it with some fish... fresh herbs really do make a big difference. I can't wait to use some cilantro in pico de gallo, and both parsley and cilantro in this wonderful chimichurri sauce.

Mortgage Lifter tomato

squash blooms


Gardening is not easy, and neither is harvesting (at the right time, with enough time) or "putting up" as we say (time, time, time!), but enjoying the fruits of my own garden is much more rewarding than trying to select produce from the store. It is very cool to see something go from seed to plant to fruit to your table... very cool, indeed!