The Spoils Of War…

I just thought that since I’d written about the ‘beetle battles’ that have been going on in the garden I should show you some pictures of why it has been worth it…

The peaches behind the tomatoes were bought at the farmer’s market.  The okra and tomatoes are out of our garden. Cuz took this photo so I'd get to see the first okra picked since I was in Ft. Worth when it got picked.

Another batch of tomatoes…

Squash, bell peppers and okra…

Red, or new, potatoes.  We put them on the ground to wash off the dirt after we dig them up.  Saves having to clean the sink so much.

And for all you okra lovers out there, this one’s for you:

Gooooood  eatin’!!!

Have A Tomato…

I was out taking photos of the garden for the good day/bad day squash report and was blown away by how much the tomato plants have grown with the last week of H.O.T. weather and lots of sunshine.  I figured if it was astounding to me you all might enjoy seeing the pictures that I took as well as the pictures my cousin took of me and the tomato plants.  So without further ado and little more comment than to say we planted 15 tomato plants of different varieties, here are the photos for your enjoyment…

Now for the photos my cousin took because you know how I enjoy giving you something to compare size-wise…

 

I used to be 5’9” tall.  When I had a bone study done a couple of years ago the nurse said I was 5’7'” so I figure that I’m still 5’7” because it took me 50 years to drop 2” and it’s only been a couple or three years since I was last measured.  That will give you an idea about these plants.

And yes, I am standing up and my arm is resting on one of my cousin’s home-made tomato cages.  You know it’s me because of the double chins… I think I’ll not tell anyone else how to use the zoom on this camera.

So while you may be envious of all these plants I look at them and know I’m gonna have to eat a bunch of bacon and tomato sandwiches and give a bunch of tomatoes away.  As we start getting ripe tomatoes I will crawl down and find the names of each of the plants and record them with photos for ‘posterity’ and share with you all my findings.