Tomato harvest begins!

I’ve been working pretty much non-stop for the past week, but I got a moment to get out to the garden this morning to do some watering and maintenance.  Good news — tomato harvest has begun!  Little splashes of red in all that green, at last, after months of waiting.

Harvest time … and what’s with this tomato plant?

Good harvest day — first carrot!  And our first green beans, and some green onions to boot.

On another note, somethin’ ain’t right with the Black Cherry tomato plant.  It’s survived aphids and squirrel attacks, but it’s sparse and spindly, and the older, lower growth is all yellowed and dying.  The newer top growth is green and healthy looking, but WTF?

See the shots here … including the current state of the tomatoes and the first pic of the green bell pepper plant.

(BTW, current tomato hornworm count: 23)