Fresh pickings

    My Zinnias have doubled up in quantity and are happy. I have not noticed very much destruction of the flowers from the Japanese munching on them. the soap method I tried must have worked. I have another new pest that is invading starting to invade my zucchini squash plant, its literally called a squash bug and they love squash and eat the leaves causing damage to the whole plant. To get rid of them you can handpick them out of your garden or spray plants with plant repellant. 

    One of my classmates from high school posted on Facebook that she had some strawberry plants and was wanting to find them not homes as she didn't have adequate time to tend to them. She had 13 plants and gave me two plants that were already producing strawberries and then one that would produce next year! I quickly planted the big one and little one in my garden and I have already eaten 5 berries off of the big one, they were very small but very sweet with great flavor! The other big plant I planted it in a big pot and sat it up on the deck for my Papa to have something to do and care for. My Papa enjoys sitting outside on his green patio set with a warm coffee in hand, no matter what time of year it is, he seemed excited to have this plant to care for and get to pick his own fresh berries.

    I got to pick out a couple of other things from my garden this week, including handfuls of thyme and basil, a perfectly ripened, red tomato, two jalapenos and one habanero pepper. I fried my tomato and cooked some of my basil on it, the flavor was bold, and it felt so satisfying to eat something I planted and grew. It was also such a fulling feeling for me getting to share the fruits of my labor with loved ones!
    

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