Wedding Bells
Well, less than one more week before my daughter gets married. Our house is full of invited guests (family members from Ohio, New York and Montana) and more will be coming to Mansfield in the next few days. The garden has been taking second priority for a while now, as we go running around dotting lots of i's and crossing the final t's. At the end of the week we go into Boston to pick up the wedding dress and then back to North Attleboro to pick up the tux for the proud father (me!)....
Some weeding was done on a cool Sunday morning, but mostly all that has taken place is picking tomatoes and more tomatoes. This year's crop is the best in at least five years, due mainly to the excellent weather we have been having. Cucumbers are almost baseball size and onions are just about all picked.
Last night we went out with our nephew and dug up some potatoes. He was very surprised to learn that potatoes grow under ground! He loves cucumbers, so he was a very happy boy when he spotted a nice large cucumber under the leaves. He came into the kitchen, requested the use of the peeler and went at it. The cucumber was gone in about 5 minutes time.
This morning I harvested about 30 lbs of tomatoes for our oilman, who I had promised for quite some time that he would get some of our bounty. Just now I did another 10 minute harvest with the intention of freezing them for tomato sauce later in the year. Here is what I picked....
Two 2-Pound Wonders....These were Beefeater seeds that were on sale for 10 cents a pack. The seeds were started in early April, transplanted twice into larger containers and finally planted the third week of May into the garden.
Some weeding was done on a cool Sunday morning, but mostly all that has taken place is picking tomatoes and more tomatoes. This year's crop is the best in at least five years, due mainly to the excellent weather we have been having. Cucumbers are almost baseball size and onions are just about all picked.
Last night we went out with our nephew and dug up some potatoes. He was very surprised to learn that potatoes grow under ground! He loves cucumbers, so he was a very happy boy when he spotted a nice large cucumber under the leaves. He came into the kitchen, requested the use of the peeler and went at it. The cucumber was gone in about 5 minutes time.
This morning I harvested about 30 lbs of tomatoes for our oilman, who I had promised for quite some time that he would get some of our bounty. Just now I did another 10 minute harvest with the intention of freezing them for tomato sauce later in the year. Here is what I picked....
Two 2-Pound Wonders....These were Beefeater seeds that were on sale for 10 cents a pack. The seeds were started in early April, transplanted twice into larger containers and finally planted the third week of May into the garden.
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