End of August

Finally, the past two weeks have provided us with some tomatoes. The best ones are these little guys - I do have lots of green tomatoes ripening.

The larger tomatoes did not do well again this year. Too wet and the vines are thin thus only two or three tomatoes. Next year I'm sticking to herbs which do better. Also, I have found sources for fresh veggies around here. Fresh herbs, on the other hand, are not as easy to find and so having them in containers on the deck makes sense. Now, I just need to REMEMBER this next year when spring rolls around. Last week had many lovely days - warm with sun. Today is sunny but quite cool. It was 45 out this morning at around 6:30. We are to be in the low 70's today. At least it's dry!!!

Tomatoes

The tomatoes are finally ripening. It's been cool and too wet. This is the second year of bad tomatoes. Hope I remember next year. I just shredded some receipts and saw all the money I spent on tomato plants and herbs. The herbs are doing fine... of course I've planted two batches of basil as the first plants got water logged. But the tomatoes are, for the most part, straggly and not doing well.

The hanging tomatoes are doing better. Since they are under the eves they have to be watered even when it rains. While that is a pain, at least they are not over watered as I tend to see them drooping and then water. This is the one to the right of the front. The one on the left was really drooping so I'm not going to post that picture. There are buds and small tomatoes so these two plants are the "best" of the bunch. Next year I'll just stick to herbs. There is a farmer's market in town and purchasing fruit and veggies all summer will probably just equal what I spent on the plants that aren't doing anything. Now, I just need to remember that - hope I'll come back to review my pictures. I must say, for the veggies I do miss Jersey and my drive to and from work past the farm stands.

Rain, Rain, Rain

Boy, did we just get some boomers.... rain really heavy and it's still thundering.

Today we didn't do much. We were out and about and got back home this morning around 11. Good to be home... but nice to go for a visit.

And then what did I do???? Put things away.... load of laundry..... game on the Wii..... listed books on Amazon...... relax now and have a glass of wine. YEA

What to have for dinner... well, I have tomatoes.... and lettuce....hummmmm My taco chips are "old" so while I would like to have tacos... no..... so yes, I have bacon in the frig and lettuce and those tomatoes... BLT on toast... A WINNER.... so as soon as I finish this glass of wine, off to bake the bacon in the oven. I saw this on Food network and wow, that's a good idea... no spatter, no mess, easy to do.... well, we will see. I'll let you know....

Tomatoes Need SUN

Like many folk around here, I planted some tomatoes in this hanging planter. As the tomatoes grew, I realized that they would grow up and not down... well duh!! They grow toward the sun. And they did. This plant is cherry tomatoes and it's getting quite heavy. So, it needs support.... and I borrowed some pantyhose to "support" it. The really funny thing is the pantyhose is stretching so I'm adjusting the legs and tying them a bit higher to hold the plant up. I have tomatoes growing so I guess it's working. The other "problem" is that since it's hanging under the eves, I have to water it even if it rains.
And rain is another problem!!!

The cool rainy days and even cooler nights have not been helpful to growing great tomatoes.

Well, here it is August 1st and we had the first tomatoes yesterday. I'm the herbs are doing OK so maybe next year I'll just do basil and such and only one or two tomatoes. There are farm stands around and I'm buying my tomatoes from them - so I'm thinking that I should cut back on plants next year even more than I did this year.
Well, the few that we got were good!

A Day on the Lake

Yesterday was such a lovely day! No rain, no gloom, just a lovely sky and smooth water. So, we took the boat out. And these pictures will show you just how lovely it was out there.

What can I say... a great day and a really nice ride!