Officially there are 5 more days of summer but the overnight temperatures have been dipping into the low-50’s bringing and immediate feeling of fall. This year we planted several varieties of tomatoes in our garden and the most successful varieties were the cherry tomatoes.
The two varieties we planted this year are the standard “Red Cherry” and “Mexico Midget”. Both varieties were grown from organic heirloom seeds. Every time we lost a fruit to a bug, weather, or pruning I tossed it over the fence of our garden into the meadow in hopes to see many plants germinate for next year and feed the wildlife.
The tool that gets the most use in our garden are a high quality pair of garden shears. These professional bypass shears will effortlessly cut tender sprouts and hack through a sunflower or corn stalk. They cost in the low $20s and save your fingers and wrist from aching after 1000’s of cuts.
We just seeded some fall seeds. Hoping to get a nice crop of arugula, spinach, lettuce, and radishes.