It was a lovely, cool and foggy morning today. Apparently, we did have some rain last night, but barely enough to wet the grass. Other areas of the province got flooding!
Though we had thunderstorms on the forecast, the amount of predicted rain was pretty low, and these systems often blow right past us. With that in mind, I decided to water the garden, though not as deeply as I would have if there was no rain at all in the forecast.
I also wanted to stay out longer, as I’d opened the gate for the scrap guy – more on that in another post. Before the watering, though, I managed to get a picture of one of our first yellow peppers turning colour. I can’t remember if this is an Early Sunsation or Early summer
If you click through to the next image, you’ll see this morning’s harvest – including some accidental harvests. I found a bell pepper branch that had broken off under the weight of its peppers. As I was tending to the Chocolate Cherry tomatoes, I tried to lift a heavily laden branch to some support, only to have it fall off in my hands. The same thing happened later, when moving some of the Black Cherry tomatoes for better support. I’ve made fresh cuts on the broken ends, which were partially dried from having broken much earlier, then wrapped them in damp paper towel. They’re now hanging in the living room/cat free zone to continue ripening.
Also, it’s time to make another batch of tomato sauce!
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 