This is the producing part of the garden. I differ from a lot of gardeners whose main purpose is growing food. I love flowers! So this is my raised bed of zinnias. There are more zinnias in tubs and other flowers tucked in here and there. They serve a purpose other than just for my pleasure and they bring a variety of bees and other pollinating bugs into the garden. And, they are probably biggest cash value crop since I won't have to buy flowers at the store.
This is looking back at the zinnias. My tomato plants are huge! Because I put the garden in so late, I just picked my first tomatoes today, a purple Russian. They were so delicious. It may have been the best tasting tomato I've ever eaten in my life.
Here is a baby heirloom squash nestled in with the chocolate cosmos and oregano. This variety is a vining type and and just migrated everywhere.
Here is what the zucchino rampicante looks like mature. To tell the truth, I have been so busy trying to eat the zucchini and yellow crook neck squash, I haven't tried these yet. I am saving them for winter squash. They are supposed to taste like artichoke and are used in ravioli and gnocchi.
My sister weighs all of her garden's bounty. I wish I had done it so I could say how many pounds of squash I have grown, so far. But, I have started to count all of the eggs my little chickenettes have laid. It is quite a sense of satisfaction having a squash omelet for breakfast all produced from my little town backyard. In the heat of summer, my thoughts are already turning to what I will be planting for this winter.
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