Fruits are coming in!

At long last, the fruits are starting to come in!

The zucchini have been coming in for a week or so now – like I said, they’re jungle plants, and grow like crazy.

I’m pretty glad we got rid of those other 3 plants.  I think I started picking zucchini last week, and I’ve probably picked 7 or 8 already.  If it keeps up at that pace, we’re going to have to train the cats to eat vegetables.  The good news is, they do taste pretty good; we sauteed some for dinner last night and Amanda said they were the best she’d ever had (full disclosure: she’d been drinking for over an hour by that point).  We’ve also got some blossoms we’re saving for frying, which will be a new treat for us.

The tomatoes, however, have been the worst teases in the garden.  I’ve been staring at blossoms for what seems like weeks now, waiting for something to show up, to no avail.  But finally, last night, we got itty bitty fruits on the Black Cherry and Green Zebra plants.

I’m pretty sure the Prue and German Johnson will be catching up shortly.  Shaggy’s going to need some more time; he got a late start.

Finally, Rosey the Red Pepper has also joined the party and is fruiting nicely.

Hopefully she’ll shame the jalapeño plants into getting their act together.