Radishii

A freshly plucked Radish from the Garden.

The first round of radishes are coming to an end (I just planted a second crop, but a bit late, so we'll run out of radishes, or radishii as I call them, before the new ones come in).  I thought I might finally take a picture or two of them, since we've been enjoying them for over a month now.

The squash are going crazy up here.  We have two plants, and they are double the size of the same plants I grew down South.  They are way more prolific, these two plants producing in two weeks what four plants produced in two seasons down there.  Ca-razy. 

For some reason, the tomatoes took a long time to start growing after being transplanted.  Like, 6 weeks.  It was weird.  So, they're a bit behind, but I've also heard that others around here had the same issue with tomatoes not growing once transplanted.  The first little green orbs have just started to show on the bushes.  So, hopefully, we can keep the watering even and the blossom end rot away and have a bumper crop of tomatoes in August and September.

We also had a "mystery" plant growing in the garden.  It kinda looked like a pepper leaf, and it kinda looked like a tomato leaf.  I finally figured it out yesterday...they were the Tomatillos I planted!  I'd never actually grown them before, so I'd never seen the plant.  But it too has little green husked orbs growing on it.  Bring on the Salsa Verde...in September. ;)

These radishes are destined to become roasted radishes and greens - a recipe I found but have never made that uses both the radish root and the green - both roasted in the oven with salt and olive oil.  Mm...sounds good!

It's funny how much easier gardening is here - things grow!  Whereas they hated that southern humidity, they love the sun here (with only the occasional humidity).  I must say, plants aren't the only ones that like the weather better! ;)

I could never grow radishes down south...I tried, but they hated the heat.  Ditto lettuce, cauliflower, etc. etc. etc.  Tomatoes did well, though. 

Anyway, I'm getting all excited to start my Fall garden...if only we could get a house and soon!

Happy Days.

Aren't they pretty?