Saturday, 12 November 2011

A ripe old age


Nothing like being an unproductive member of society - a pensioner - to turn defence into offence. I have grown flowers and ornamentals all my life. However, the last veggie patch I had was when I was 13.


A half-century fallow should suffice. Accompanying this 'Russian Red tomato vine, are lettuce, zucchini, pumpkin, rhubarb, and strawberries.

Drool!

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13 comments:

  1. DianneNovember 12, 2011 10:40 am

    Oh! Julie I so love Russian-Red tomatoes - sliced and left to sit for a minute with a sprinkling of sea salt - delectable!
    Your macro shots of the vines are superb.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 12, 2011 2:16 pm

    I love the first image.

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  3. freefallingNovember 12, 2011 2:33 pm

    When I'm watering my vegies, I often wonder how your container vegies are coming along.
    Quite well, I see!

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  4. Windsmoke.November 12, 2011 3:23 pm

    There's nothing like a tomato sanger sprinkled with salt 'n' pepper :-).

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  5. JoeNovember 12, 2011 4:10 pm

    Great macros. Could be a bumper crop this year.

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  6. JimNovember 12, 2011 4:14 pm

    I wouldn't mind seeing some zucchini flowers. :)

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  7. JulieNovember 12, 2011 5:11 pm

    MM: I'm trying to work on that 'seeing' thing with my eye - my brain actually. Really hard just at the moment.

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  8. diane bNovember 12, 2011 5:56 pm

    Congrats farmer Julie. love the hairs on the tomato plant. I have had a bumper crop of snap peas/snow peas whatever.

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  9. JulieNovember 12, 2011 6:03 pm

    Ooo ... now that would suit me too ... must work out how to string them up ... saw silverbeet and capsicums today which would be good too ...

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  10. Joan ElizabethNovember 12, 2011 9:09 pm

    I can smell that tomato plant smell right from here. Our vege patch didn't get planted again this year.

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  11. BreathtakingNovember 12, 2011 9:16 pm

    There is nothing like home grown
    fruit and veg.Congratulations Julie
    had'nt figured you as a gardener!

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  12. brattcatNovember 12, 2011 11:23 pm

    i love the juxtaposition of yesterday's and today's post...truly the depth and breadth of life.

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  13. Oakland Daily PhotoNovember 13, 2011 6:19 pm

    Summer was so cool here that my tomatoes didn't start to turn red until late October. Still picking red Romas even though winter is nipping at our heels.

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