Entry FeedEvery morning, I walk outside in my nightgown, and check my vegetables.
Yes, perhaps I am turning into that crazy women wearing her nightgown around, but it is only my backyard...
If the vegetables look good, then I send Son Two out to take a look. Out of the three of the kids, he is most interested and likes the idea of "harvesting." I am sure he gets that from his ex-farmer dad.
This morning I put my coffee on and headed out. Here are my issues:
1) My tomatoes are all green! We have had TWO orange tomatoes so far. I have a ROMA tomato that is softball size and ready to fall off the vine, but has been green for weeks. Why aren't my tomatoes turning orange? They are in sun, and we've had tomatoes in that part of the garden before. UGH! (NOTE: No one in our house actually eats tomatoes, so it isn't that big of a deal... but it is getting frustrating! I did want to try to make homemade sauce.)
2) My cucumbers are all U-shaped. And one side of the U - closest to the vine - gets big and the other side stays skinny. Hmpf.
3) I have two of the world's tiniest green peppers. When they will grow into beautiful red peppers so I can make fajitas, no one knows. The last pepper "fell" off the plant before it turned colour (perhaps with a little help from the harvester in the family - though he denies it!)
Looking out at my garden, I see lovely paving stone, a hot tub flowing into a pool... yes, I am dreaming. But you don't have to worry about stone or water turning orange, right?