Looks like only one day of sun (Tuesday) for the next 7 days, the rest is rain. It will be warm thankfully. On the bright side, it's a good thing I'm growing out so many pea varieties, at least one vegetable will appreciate the weather! So, a few more pics from gardens past.
'Ozark Sunrise' starting to get some antho shoulders. It ripens to a bright, clear pink and the blue shading against that looks pretty neat. Collected piles of seed from this one. Super productive & meaty.
'Striped Cavern' tomato. I scoop out the insides and fill with a tasty rice & pepper mixture, then bake in the oven topped with cheddar cheese. I LOVE to cook. Almost everything we eat is made 100% from scratch, even the salad dressings. It's lots of work, but the fam really does show appreciation for it. Plus, I'd like my kids to be able too cook (and know) good food themselves when they grow up.
Cannot for the life of me remember the name of this kale!
'Red Zebra' Seedy tomato.
'Chocolate Cherry' Wish I had a picture of them stuffed with herb cream cheese. Best way to eat these for sure. Heat is hit and miss, but pretty mild either way. I quite enjoy all the little stuffing peppers out there. I need a true yellow one!
'Black Zebra Cherry' This is a tasty little cherry tomato, very zippy. But it's crunchy as celery, even dead ripe. Good pot plant as it stays small.
Went through a 'bi-colour' tomato collecting phase. You need a hot, dry summer to get them to achieve peak taste, otherwise some find them bland. I tend to dry grow tomatoes as much as possible, to keep the fruit's flavour as concentrated as I can. I think this one was
'Northern Lights'.
'Lilascheke' pole bean. It really is a true 'grape' purple, not common in dry beans. Need to grow this one out soon again as I don't have many seeds. A yellow wax type.
'Trinidad Perfume' The scent of this pepper is amazing, possibly the most aromatic I've grown. Has no heat. Regrew my seed stocks for this one last year, though it was not as bountiful a seed harvest as I would have liked.
'Heart seed Vine' (
Cardiospermum) A very dainty, elegant vine that grows little balloons. Each balloon contains black seeds with a perfect white heart shape on them. When you pinch the balloons before they're ripe they make a funny 'pop' sound. My daughter loved these, and all the kids loved 'popping' them. I had to guard the plant so I could get some seeds!
Steve
