Tomatoes abound

I've got a bottomless bowl of cherrys to contend with each morning - both heirloom orange and red. The brandywines are ripening a few a day, though this year they aren't as red - they tent to have a yellowish top to them, while the bottom is an orange-red. They're ripe however and taste great.

The cukes have slowed down, all the obscene male flower fruit grew first - the smaller female flowers are fruiting now, producing more average-sized snacks.


The green salsa peppers are out of control. I picked about 20 today, froze most of them, some are in the fridge and others still are in the basket o'plenty on the table.

The basil is started to shrivel up already, they flowered while I was away and never really sprung back after pinching those off.

It's blackberry time in Lincoln/Concord, grapes are getting there but not ready yet.The farmers markets still have great lettuce, tomatoes, onions, blueberries (still), and now peaches and corn too.