September 29, 2006
In the Immortal Words of Larry The Cucumber ...
Poor Tomato. Isn't it Sad?
That's the grand total result of my vegetable gardening this year. Seriously. One tomato. One. Smaller than a golf ball. Still green.
Maybe next year I'll water them.
And, uh, not plant 10 to a tiny pot and never thin them.
You think?
So I totally forgot to take pix and blog about my late spring, early summer, mid summer, and late summer flowers. And I was terribly negligent about deadheading the blooms on all the plants that like that kind of stuff. Maybe because I was so busy caring for my tomato. Yeah.
But here's what's blooming in my garden today, at the very end of September.
Clematis still working to make flower buds:
A surprise Snap Dragon that I did not plant, appearing out of nowhere, and blooming, and then apparently planning to bloom some more:
My veronica is still trying hard to make a few blooms out at the ends of the spent bloom stalks. They're sparse, but still a beautiful color.
My hydrangea is dusted with pink:
And my sedum is the prettiest color it's ever been, a beautiful deep pink. I'm very pleased with it this year.
The birds ate ALL of David's tomatoes this year.
Pobre tomate.
Your sedum is gorgeous!!
Posted by: Peggy at September 30, 2006 12:57 AMI had some really nice Basil...until it got to be 103 and I forgot to water...oops! I also had several good size Banana Peppers. I grew some Grape Tomatoes this year. The kids ate them as soon as they were ripe enough to pick. It was fun to check every morning to see if there were any new ones ready to eat.
I give you kudos for trying to grow anything!! Gardening is hard work. Add in kids and schooling...forget about it!
Talk to ya when I get home from the mini vacation!!:)
Posted by: Christina at September 30, 2006 6:12 AM"Didn't you see me at uncle Louis' polka party?"
Evidently all the tomatoes went to live at my house this year. I've picked and picked and they are still growing.
ooooo the last one is my very favorite shade of pink.
Posted by: Tess at September 30, 2006 10:46 AMwhat is it about gardens wanting to be watered? Pretty flowers though
Posted by: Marcia at September 30, 2006 11:12 AMTo paraphrase Gertrude Stein: a tomato is a tomato is a tomato. Love your photographs. And the earth as peppercorn is awesome!
Posted by: Linda at September 30, 2006 11:58 AMI gave up on tomatoes a long time ago. Maybe if the house next door to Rosanne goes up for sale, I will move there and I can trade her something for tomatoes each year.
Love the flowers; the color of the veronica is gorgeous, you're right! :o)
Posted by: kelly at October 1, 2006 9:17 AM
