Here it is, the first Cherokee Purple from the garden with some basil. This one tomato is a milestone, since last year we succeeded in growing exactly Zero tomatoes to edible size. Since this picture was taken, 2 more CPs have been enjoyed.
I should also take this opportunity to document some more garden goings on. The carrots I planted along the driveway have sprouted. They've also subsequently gone missing. Not wilted, not eaten down to stumps, just gone. Bummer, for sure and a bit of a mystery since the adjacent strawberry plant has red berries that no creature has bothered to disturb.
Also, 2 days ago I planted 3 fall crops. Rainbow chard "Bright Lights", short season onions "Walla Walla", and some sort of new kale the name I've forgotten. The gardening book I read says that if you plant kale on 24" centers and they're not crowding each other out by November that you have serious soil fertility issues. Well we probably do, so I planted them at 18" intervals. No harm if they get a little cozy I figure.
In other news, the Blueberries bushes are winding down and got a big dose of seed meal hoed into the soil. The asparagus has not yet been destroyed by slugs, and got a good bath of worm tea yesterday. The English Laurel continues to fight a battle of resistance and oppression, but has been reduced a few feet closer to the fence since we've had the property. Hopefully this opens up some additional space for next year's garden.
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