August 5 and 12 Container Garden Harvest

Two beauties - Cocozelle baby zucchini harvested August 5;  Fred's Tie Dye tomato in upper left, some Cajun Belle peppers and Sunchocola tomatoes along with basil and beans harvested August 12 ....... zucchini spelt muffins - yum

 

Aug 4 R Garden

 these dahlias are amazing - non stop blooms ....... a few zinnias - not the lovely display of last year - and my rhubarb and kale

August 1-2 Back Garden Harvest

First a pic of the back container garden - the zucchini is amazing me - and pole beans and cucumbers are looking good - some of the tomato plants are beginning to shows signs of age .. 

the tomato harvest begins - Red Lithium bottom and Sunchocola (yum) top ..... and the snow pea harvest ends ........ beans are providing a few tasty treats ......... and my first pepper of the year - Cajun Belle - a bit too hot for my taste - 

July 31 Time to Start Seeding for Fall

 Did some clearing out in Beds 10/11 and 64 to make room for fall seeding .... but first I'll start with the classic flower of summer - for the bees .....

some Breen lettuce transplants into Bed 10

and Sugar Lace II Snap Peans planted around sunflower stalks in Bed 64

July 31 Finally - It's About Tomatoes

Well, I have had earlier crops- but still, the end of July and the tomatoes are beginnng to come in (along with a few other veggies as well)

The end of July back garden overview, then the tomatoes

Sunchocola F1 and Oud Holland were tied for first ripe ....... and sliced - the texture was a bit on the grainy side for Oud Holland the the core a little too pronounced - but not bad for a first large tomato; Sunchocola was very nice and juicy

Here's Red Lithium along with two more Sunchocola's

and a few more harvest pics ..... Sunburst squash, beans, snow peas, snap peas and my first ripe pepper - Cajun Belle

July 26 10/11 and 64 Garden

Tithonia in Bed 64 is now in bloom ...... and Teensy tomato in same bed has set a nice looking truss

 

and Beds 10/11 overview

July 25 Giant Zucchini Plant

Just love the way my "Cocozelle" zucchini is growing, started from seed and now planted in 5 gallon container out back ......

and to the right - dark leafed Dahlia grown from seed collected at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria last year ......