This summer has been HOT and so gardening has not been fun. The cucumbers have been out of control, vines growing everywhere producing HUGE cucumbers. And I am beginning to find out, we AREN'T cucumber eaters. So that makes caring for said huge plant a major chore, waste of water and time. BUT the cherry tomatoes are doing GREAT and we love cherry tomatoes. We had one big harvest of our "big" tomatoes and I decided that I would try canning them. So I called up my Mom (the one with the know how) and Anna (the one with the supplies) coordinated, and combined and between my Mom's garden and mine, I think we canned 13 jars of whole tomatoes! I was excited, and felt VERY domesticated :) The true test came when I made our salsa with the fruit of our labors. I was a little skeptical, but it came out pretty good! We even got a watermelon out of our garden. It didn't crack, or get very big. So, the other day I decided to pick it, cut it open to see what was inside and well, it looked like a watermelon! And it tasted decent too. No jalapenos this year. Plant died. We got some basil and I use it whenever I make spaghetti or lasagna. I think next year we will try new veggies, stick with the tomatoes, maybe one more plant to can from.
We have a strawberry plant that is still alive, green, producing more plants I think they are called "runners"? In the middle there are some berries, had to put a net over the plant to protect them from birds who liked to eat the berries before they even matured. Planting strawberries is new to me so I am still learning. May have to stick with the ones sold on the side of the road :)
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