Sue and I will be departing tomorrow for Decorah, Iowa. The SSE tomato tasting is on Saturday - we are so happy to be going back this year, since it was such fun in 2011. On either side of the tasting we hope to do some biking, hiking, perhaps paddling.
This is well-timed, as I can use a break from our own tired looking gardens. Aside from a few Sungold plants, the tomatoes are gone. Eggplant are starting a nice rebloom, which will provide some good fall fruit. And peppers are going wild - in fact, my main garden task at the moment is working my way through a major hot pepper seed save. The big garden is really tired - beans, squash, melons are all just about done. It was a good year; a hot year, and an exhausting but rewarding one as well.
Things are getting busy - I am about to sign a contract for my first tomato book, am about to write a tomato article for The American Gardener, and will be developing a few workshops for the Cultural Heritage program for West Point on the Eno park for next winter and spring. New career, here I come!
This is well-timed, as I can use a break from our own tired looking gardens. Aside from a few Sungold plants, the tomatoes are gone. Eggplant are starting a nice rebloom, which will provide some good fall fruit. And peppers are going wild - in fact, my main garden task at the moment is working my way through a major hot pepper seed save. The big garden is really tired - beans, squash, melons are all just about done. It was a good year; a hot year, and an exhausting but rewarding one as well.
Things are getting busy - I am about to sign a contract for my first tomato book, am about to write a tomato article for The American Gardener, and will be developing a few workshops for the Cultural Heritage program for West Point on the Eno park for next winter and spring. New career, here I come!
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