Right now pretty flipping awesome if I do say so myself. I am loving each and every moment I am blessed to spend outdoors in my little wonderland of veggies. Right now I am harvesting the last of the lettuces, along with my fellow farming partner, Tiny the bunny. Tiny visits each morning in the kitchen garden and lounges amongst the lettuce and eats as much as he can prior to me pounding on the glass or Chief goes outside and attempts to catch him. He is really an adorable fellow farmer, but there are times I would like to shoot him. As long as he doesn't move on to the tomatoes, his life will be spared.
Speaking of tomatoes, this year I cut back and put in only 10 plants. Last year I started with 12, my Mr. Stripey variety got attacked by a cutworm and I was down to 11. And that was MORE than enough. Hence the decision for 10 plants this year. I half heartedly planted a packet of Beefsteak seeds I ad from last year, expecting that they would yield nothing - you can't direct seed tomatoes in Wisconsin, right? Apparently if they are the right seeds you can, I have 4 huge plants, so that makes 14. Also since I use only heirloom plants and seeds, there is always the possibility of some seeds coming back and producing plants. In the past I have had one or two, but never any that have actually yielded any tomatoes. This year I have 6. Bringing our total plant count to 20. So-if you are in the market for tomatoes, please stop at my house first, I will have plenty.
Cooper continues to be quite the garden lover as well. His memory for garden facts and info is amazing. And he shocks everyone with his plant identification. While cruising the farmer's market last weekend, he stopped me to point out tomato plants at a stand and the little old lady almost fell over. I am truly blessed to be able to learn with him in the garden and thanks to Curious George, I know he will be picking all of the carrots as soon as they are ready.
