Originally uploaded by AllIsaacAllTheTime
I ate my first homegrown tomato today. It was delicious!! I don't know if it was because I grew it or if it was really a superior tomato. Tomato 'Celebrity'. That is the variety. I love it and now I'm hooked. I gave away 2 of the 'Sugary' tomatoes. I haven't tried one yet. I gave one to my neighbor and the other to my other neighbor. I have also been giving away jalapenos. I still have enough to pickle, though. I am going to the canning program at NHG on Sunday. Can't wait. I also can't wait to taste all the salsas. YUM!
Next week or so I will add a few more tomato plants to the garden. I can't wait to get some eggplants and banana peppers, too. In late summer I'll seed more lettuce and plant broccoli, cabbage and maybe some cauliflower. This year, I am also going to get my pansies, violas and poppies in the ground EARLY! The DABS conference really inspired me.
I think I am going to pull out a bunch of stuff and plant 75% herbs/veggies and the rest color as a border mixed in with the lettuces. My goal this season is keep to a color scheme. I am going to try to plant the mesclin mix close to the house and the lime green lettuce down the side of the yard and close to the street. I will mix in orange and yellow pansies and violas. I really liked the yellow pansies last season but the violas were super sweet. So many decisions. *sigh*
