I spent a fair amount of time (and sacrificed one or two skin cells in the process) finishing up our vegetable garden this past weekend. The official roster now stands at tomatoes, jalapenos, green and red peppers, basil, snap peas, beans, “regular” peas, carrots, cukes, and onions. I think I’ve got four or five different varieties of tomato planted, which should be very interesting once things start to grow. As you might guess after reading this list, I’m hoping to find a good salsa recipe and get some canned for the long, cold winter.
Ava was generous enough to carve some time out of her busy schedule to give me a hand. She toddled around the garden and picked up handfuls of dirt, then yelled, “Dad! Dad!” until I looked at her, at which point she’d say, “dirt!” and then dump the soil back into the garden and brush off her hands. She even put in some of the snap pea seeds for me. I think it’ll be exciting for her to see how these plants grow and bear fruit.
You can’t see much yet, but my Webcam is pointed directly at the garden. If only I had zoom capability on the thing….  You should be able to make out the tomato cages there just to the right of the pagoda dogwood tree.