Month: June 2010

Nom nom hansel eggplant nom nom nom

Who knew I could get this excited about eggplant? And, who knew the small little plant I bought would turn into such a fruit-wielding monster?

Here's a shot of the monster from today, after it finally stopped raining.
Here's a shot of the monster from today, after it finally stopped raining.

I planted the thing up against the fence, planning for it to grow up and be happy. I didn’t know it would instead grow out, and be happy. I’m happy, because on Tuesday, I was able to add my first eggplant to a chicken-mushroom-bell-pepper-and-rice casserole I made for Kim for dinner.

The first harvest!
The first harvest!
There's a lot more where that came from!
There's a lot more where that came from!

Week Eleven

Photos from the eleventh week in the garden are up, spanning May 23-29, and have been tagged "Week Eleven" in my Gardening 2010, Part Two album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a slideshow from week to week — visit my Gardening 2010 photo album on Facebook.

The purple coneflower is blooming!
The purple coneflower is blooming!
We'll have some tabasco peppers soon, though I don't know what we'll do with them.
We'll have some tabasco peppers soon, though I don't know what we'll do with them.
The obligatory shot of the original bed in week eleven.
The obligatory shot of the original bed in week eleven.