In the garden

Our garden really liked the sun and rain this month.

The tomato plants I started from seeds harvested from Farmers' Market heirloom tomatoes are very happy in the raised bed. Can you see what's going on here? I'll zoom in for you.


Purple Brandywine Heirloom Tomato

Buds! Flower buds! I'm very excited.


Purple Brandywine Heirloom Tomato flower buds

The Santa Rosa Plums were the size of a pea a month ago.


Santa Rosa Plum

Here's that plum today.


Santa Rosa Plum

The rest of the fruit on our fruit cocktail tree is doing well.


Blenheim Apricot


Gold Dust Peach


Independence Nectarine

The basil seeds were planted 4 weeks ago and these guys will be transplanted in the next week or two. Pesto pesto pesto.


Basil

As usual, the lime tree is full of buds. The bees are all over this tree.


Bearss Lime

Our pears are looking more and more like pears.


Bartlett Pear

And the sole rose bush is holding its ground (so to speak).


Tiffany Rose