Every time I think that the garden has to be gasping its last summer breath it surprises me. The problem is my faulty memory. Garden fresh tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers just don't spring to mind at this time of the year. But, when I go back and look at garden photos from this time last year I find pictures of my Datil Sweet harvest and a picture of a tomato plant with big green tomatoes on it. So I guess it's time to stop being so surprised and count my blessings. Here's a few photos of "summer" vegetables in the garden now.
African Blue Basil and Tomato Plants
Unripe Ananas Noir Tomatoes
Datil Sweets ripening
Andine Cornue Tomatoes
Czech Black Chiles
Large Pink Bulgarian Tomato
Ciliegia di Calabria Chiles
Piquillos in Bloom
Thai Hot Chiles
Chile "Argentina"
Painted Serpent Cucumber
The Mystery Tomato
Genovese Basil
Solanum melanocerasum
Oh man, California... that's quite something for December 1! I love the painted serpent cucumber, wonder if we can grow that up here in Seattle?!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, bountiful autumn harvest.
ReplyDeleteKaren, I bet they would do just fine in Seattle. I'm amazed that they haven't succumbed to powdery mildew yet, most cucumbers usually get it pretty quickly around here. They must be resistant to it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan!
Beautiful - it looks just like summer! We're still eating fresh tomatoes but they've ripened in the house, picked green when the plants looked dead a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy your December harvest!
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