my garden... oh how I love thee...

So finally... my garden... I love going out and seeing how the veggies are doing... makes me feel like i'm somehow embodied with the spirit of mother earth. In reality-speak: I can't believe I didn't kill these already!
My cucumbers are my 1st loves. They were the first to show me love by showing up, plump and happy. I think that they are the right size for pickling, you know those big, huge 9-inch pickles, but I'm content to pluck one and just eat it in it's natural glorious state.










Then there are my tomatoes... What's not to love? Other than the fact that they are taking forever to ripen that is! I read somewhere that you can eat fried green tomatoes; I think that's a movie name... odd. Anyway, Shayne volunteered to speed up the ripening by digging 3" down and around the plant to kill the plant which will speed up ripening of it's fruit when faced with it's impending death. That's just cruel! He's not even allowed to speak to my tomatoes for suggesting such a thing! He did say that he want's to give a go to Hydroponic tomatoe cultivation for year round tomatoes. I say that I'm not ready to have a greenhouse full of tanks of bobbing tomotoes in my back yard. I'm gonna pass. Anyway, the big green beauties are my first ever Beefsteak Tomatoes, they are supposed to be huge! Then there are the cherry tomatoes, my favorite! I didn't get a good picture of my romas, but they are coming along.










Then we have my zucchini, not a word is said about their phallic nature or the fact that they are growing OUT of their garden boxes. They are delicious, though I've only had one so far (pan grilled with portabella mushrooms and butter... yum!) ... I think I need to make some more of that!