Finally Getting Somewhere!

I'm finally starting to have stuff to pick on a pretty regular basis. First it was the green beans a few weeks ago (which, by the way, are flowering again so, woot! I'm going to have more green beans!) and now it's mostly tomatoes and cukes (see previous post for cuke update.) My tomatoes have been rotting on the vine and I learned that that can mean they're calcium deficient. So, as recommended, I crushed up some Tums into water and watered my tomatoes with them. I have yet to see if that's helping.

I got 5 Romas and one slicing tomato this week. I had another slicing tomato but it rotted big time. Since I'll be gone all week and the tomatoes are way too ripe to make it until I get back, I made a tomato basil sauce today to freeze. My measly 6 Romas and 1 slicing tomato made about 1/3 cup of sauce but I'll definitely be using it on something next weekend. I sorta just threw the stuff together, but I'll attempt to post the recipe.

I also got a few more green onions today. I decided to chop them up and throw them in the tomato sauce with the store-bought onions. They're pretty small and I think it's because the gigantic roots from the cucumbers and watermelon have taken over the onion square.

My broccoli is finally looking like broccoli...sorta.  It was a teeny tiny little head and then it got a little bigger and started flowering. I'm really not sure what I should do with it now.

My jalapenos are still growing strong. I'm thinking I'll be having some chili next weekend. My replanted (for the 17th time!) cilantro is doing well inside so maybe I'll have some real cilantro leaves next weekend and I can use some tomatoes and jalapenos from the garden to make some salsa! That's pretty exciting!

My prize cantaloupe is no longer watermelon-ish...it's 100% cantaloupe! It's getting its mesh and it's rounding out (rather than being oblong like a watermelon.) It's by far the fruit/veggie I'm most excited about. I just wish it would hurry up!

(Pictured with my hand so you can tell how big it is.)

Last, I planted some pumpkin seeds today. I was supposed to plant them at the beginning of July but forgot. I hope they're ready for carvin' by Halloween! I suppose the advantage is that I don't plan to eat them so they can be under ripe as long as they're orange.