July 29

 Harvested the hollyhock pods for next year!

Also onion seeds

And the gophers and ground squirrels left me a few potatoes!

These are from the "dead" strawberry plants I picked up from K-Mart last year.  I am getting a handful or so of berries a week - not much, but a nice treat!

I planted this particular squash plant about a month after the others, and it is just now getting baby squash on it!

And here is my grocery store watercress.  It is growing in a very tight bunch, rather than the leggy plants that I bought.  I am not sure which is the healthier version, but as long as it is green, I am okay with it.

And do you remember the poinsettia that I left in the office over Christmas?  It was a stick when I returned, because no one thought to water the poor thing.  With a little TLC, and a little time in my magic garden window, it came back to life.  I transplanted it to a larger pot out on the deck, and it is looking beautiful!

July 19

The tomatoes are FINALLY ripening!

The cherry tomatoes (volunteer plant) started slowly producing about a week ago, but this is the first week for the "real" tomatoes!  And they are sweet, juicy, and delicious!

I have been eating tomatoes every day.  :)

I also harvested about half of the planted garlic, and I am prepping the cloves to preserve them.  New recipe, so we'll see.   I'll give you the results of that in my "Fluff and Feathers"  blog.










The plums and pluots are also ripe, and I'm trying to get them before the birds do.  :)  I