Tomatoes in July! and the rest of my garden

Usually we don't get tomatoes until August if we are really, really lucky! This year the weather has been so warm we should get tomatoes this month with lots more to come. With the warm weather this week we should have a slicer this week-end.


Heirloom "Bonnie Best" ( photo / image / picture from Jewell2009's Garden )

With more of the other varieties soon. I planted a variety with many being heirlooms


Cherry tomatoes ( photo / image / picture from Jewell2009's Garden )

Now for views of my vegie garden. The tomato patch.


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Over all garden pictures


Vegie garden from south ( photo / image / picture from Jewell2009's Garden )


Cole crops and lettuces ( photo / image / picture from Jewell2009's Garden )


beets, zuchini and brussel sprouts, volunteer beans ( photo / image / picture from Jewell2009's Garden )

My garden is so small that pumpkins, wintersquash and cucumbers have been tucked into other perennial beds.


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Winter Squash and Pumpkins ( photo / image / picture from Jewell2009's Garden )

Last year I varied from growing my traditional scarlett runner beans and branched out into some other heirloom runners. I only saved seeds from my scarlets, but the winter was so dry (despite a lot of snow) that the beans dried on the vine and self sowed this spring.


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Looking out in the garden today looks like green beans will be on the table this week-end. Sorry no pictures, we eat them to fast (like the peas that seldom make it into the house for a quick steaming)




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Everything looks fantastic Jewell...it all looks so healthy and lush. What type of Kale are you growing. It is so darkly colored!

 

Thanks Eileen and Netty. Netty the kale is Nero di Toscana. It is also known as Black Palm. My first year of giving it a try. I just finished harvesting all the seeds from a couple of differnt kales from last year (My gosh two large paper grocery bags full!-guess we'll try kale sprouts). Am still wanting to try some new winter greens? Got any suggestions for next year??

 

Jewell...your fotos did my heart good. I enjoyed them very much. I like the combination of veg in your regular flower plots.
The black palm is looking good. There are several gardners here that grow that veg each year. I have not yet tried it.
I do not know how it tastes, but the plant is very ornamental to my eye.

Your toms and runners are looking supurb, aren't they. I know what you mean about certain veg types not making it to the house. heh heh heh. mmmmm.

 

Oh how exciting, Jewell!!! I would so love to see your garden in person. Really great looking and I am going to plant squash at the edges of perennial beds next year. They look pretty coming over the edges of the walkways and they look much happier than mine do in pots. They are doing fine in the pots, but can't sprawl as comfortably. And don't we want our squash plants to be comfy!

 

MaryAnn it is always a challenge to balance flowers and vegies. With the laurel hedge gone it was an easy decision to plant the squash in bare flower beds. I didn't know the flowers would fill-in so fast :-o .
Sjoerd I am curious about the Black Palm, said to be a cabbage/kale taste. It was advertised in the seed catalogue as a "dinosaur kale" so I had to give it a try.
Its so nice to share with other gardeners. I have to be careful not to put friends and family to sleep talking about gardening. If they start to yawn I know I've over done it.

 

Oh Jewell! I had the funniest conversation yesterday with a young (20s) coworker. She and her man have just moved into a cute little house and this is how she described her new neighbor (whose name happens to be MaryAnn too..): "She is so nice. She really is. We like her a lot. But all she talks about is plants. We know the origin of every plant in her yard. She doesn't even have to mow her backyard. That is a lot of plants."

I laughed my head off. :-D I said... oh, my... is that what people think about me???

I agree -- thank goodness for GS!!!

 

I agree with everyone, Jewell, your garden is a jewel. I do love your artistic combining of vegs and other plants. Those ferns are so cool and green looking. I would love to grow them but haven't the shade. I grow Asparagus in amongst the flowers for the ferny effect. I know you'll enjoy the tomatoes all the more for waiting for them. Enjoy!

 

Thanks gardengater. I love the idea of aspargus in one of the beds. If we ever get the area cleared where the laurel branches are waiting to be put into the city garden bin I want to have a be there. Aspargus would be a great addition with the dalias.
To grow ferns here you don't need shade. Usually it is cloudy enough to do the trick (got a bunch I have to weed out). Many people consider them weeds or just too common. That happens when you live on the edge of a rain forest.
We are having one of our rare 90 degree days today. I think I prefer the 70 degree weather.

 

Your garden is looking really healthy. I wish we were more ahead then what we are, but just had too many things going this year. Glad your garden is coming right along-I like seeing others garden.