Those of you that have grown tomatoes before probably know that when your tomatoes are ready, you will have a massive amount of tomatoes and although we grew cherry tomatoes last year- I really didn’t know we would get THIS many.
We have 3 tomato plants (2 large tomato and 1 cherry tomato). And they are all producing. So, we are eating a lot of tomatoes- and I plan to make some pasta sauce for later, too. But I am also thinking of making my own ketchup – does any one have a good (easy) recipe?
The challenge right now is the heat (we are hitting 105-110 degrees now). My tomato plants are starting to turn a little yellow, and a few of the tomatoes are cracking, so we put a shade slightly over the garden so that it would provide shade from the afternoon sun. So far it is working, but I’ll keep you updated. I know those of you in AZ are also battling the heat, so hopefully our gardens will win.
I also picked the rest of our onions, so I’ll be making some fresh salsa soon. Some of them were still small, but they didn’t seem to be growing much and I’m ready to make a bit more room in the garden.
Our pickling cucumbers are finally really producing. You can see in this picture the large cucumber (about 6 inches) is about ready to pick and the baby next to it is just starting to grow. I picked 5 cucumbers on Saturday and I have to say they are much tastier (crisp and good cucumber flavor) than the large cucumbers we had last year. I will definitely grow these again.
Now, it’s your turn, what surprises are you finding in your garden? What is growing and starting to produce? What are your challenges? If you have a blog, link up your blog post with Mr.Linky. If not, leave a comment- I’d love to hear how your garden is growing!
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