August 9 First Tomato Taste Test

Orange Russian Doukhobors ...... Taste:  a solid 8 ...... so beautiful, wasn't expected the dot of pink!  these had a nice tang with sweetness; lovely, juicy texture; skins a bit tough

Green Krim Cherry ...... Taste 8 ....... emerald green on the cut; sweet, not a lot of acid balance, mostly juice and seeds, but nice; this plant appears to be Determinate

August 8 Back Forty Tomatoes!! and more

what a difference a day makes ...... 

lots of Rose Quartz cherries from side garden and Wentzell is getting large ... notice the Potato Leaves

Orange Russian Doukhobors ..... really liking this variety

Heart's Delite Black ...... ready?

Dwarf BrandyFred

Atomic Sunset

Lucky Tiger

Yes!

Yellow Brick Road

Labyrinth

 

August 7 Beds 10, 11 and 64

 handful of beans, Rose Quartz single and some sage

not many people making use of the garden now ...... the end is just a few weeks away

August 5 and 7 Back Forty

 Crushed Heart, Lucky Tiger, Yellow Brick Board, Green Krim Cherry and Rose Quartz

Yellow Brick Road with Blueberries

Orange Russian Doukhobors to the left and Heart's Delite Black to the right

August 4 'R' Garden

 

Rose Quartz tomato ripening now, sunflowers reaching for the sky and Dazzling Sun still blooming

seedlings emerging

just so beautiful ........ showing much more red than earlier in the season

overview

August 3 Beds 10, 11 and 64

Bed 64 ...... trying a midsummer sowing of Heather's Salad Blend, Saanich Organics Tats and Saanich Organics Lettuce Mix cold hardy

ready to go ....... hopefully the covers will provide enough shade for the lettuce to germinate

another Crushed Heart from Bed 11 ...... love this tomato

Wild Garden Seed Morton's Secretary Lettuce Mix sown in Bed 10

Rose Quartz cherry tomatoes providing a lovely few to snack on;  this appears to be the original Rose Quartz ...... pink 

August 3 Back Forty Tomatoes and More

 

Green Krim Cherry ready to go ... love Yellow Brick Road, so neat and tidy

close-up Green Krim Cherry

Heart's Delite Black sizing up

hidden garden ........ beans and Logan Berry seem happy enough

container flowers .... fuchsias in grey container finally starting to bloom

a mini harvest ..... many Green Krim Cherry to the right, Lucky Tiger bottom left, Yellow Brick Road and Rose Quartz - one of each