Saturday, July 27, 2024

Plant Plot Update July 27 2024


Are you familiar with the experience of growing tomatoes, but never getting to eat any ... because the local squirrel community thinks of your garden as their FREE-FOR-ALL BUFFET?

I've learned to harvest a bit on the early side so that the squirrels don’t take advantage. 

They still get some. But at least, we get some too! Actually, we get plenty ... 

I'm just salty over the years of ravaged almost-harvests. 

Thank goodness tomatoes ripen off the vine! I keep them on my kitchen table as they grow more yellow or more red (depending on their variety) and then eat (or share).

We planted extra (A LOT EXTRA) tomato plants this year so that we could all get a lot (yes, even accounting for the critters).

Are you growing a garden this year? Any tomatoes?