Eggplant

I know I really shouldn't be using space on veggies I'm not so fond of - but honestly, is a garden really a garden if it has no eggplant?

Beets - finally!

I know this isn't the best photo ever but I couldn't help it! I planted beets in March and they never came up. I've been planting beets ALL MY LIFE and they NEVER come up. I was starting to get a complex. So, here they are - my first beets! Now, let's just hope they survive.

My first squash blossom!

I am soo excited! The red wasp on the timber was gathering some pollen when I arrived. He don't like my company or was finished because he left. Today's garden chores will be to transplant tomatoes into a larger garden I have tilled. Will post pictures of before and after later today or tomorrow.

Yawn....

Can you say good life?? And yeah, sure, that is a hot tub on the back deck, but it don't work at this time. I was just waiting for this little fellow to sit up and say, "Hey, lady, don't you wish you could lay around in the sun all day like me?" OK, I admit it, I'm jealous!

Dinner tonight!

Fresh lettuce, spinach, asparagus and radishes. Sounds like a salad to me!

I love kale! We never grew this when I was a child and I would love to know if my great grandmother has ever had it. She dearly loved turnip greens. I think she would have liked kale, too. I miss her - all the wonderful knowledge she had about gardening, sewing and just life in general. She lived to be almost 100. Just thinking of her makes me smile. :)

Radish harvest

I've been harvesting radishes, lettuce, kale and spinach for a few weeks now. These are the Cherry Belle variety from Burpee. I've been wanting to try the Easter Egg variety and never think about it when ordering seeds. I think the grandchildren might try them. They did try these and found it a bit too hot for their liking. I think they are GREAT and am munching on them right now!

The Iris

Given to me many years ago by a dear friend - they always make me smile!