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)

Fresh caviar and more additions

You’d think fresh caviar’s a good thing, right? Not so much.

Attack on the carrots!

Some … thing … attacked the carrots while I was at work today. I came home to a big, dug-up hole on the edge of the west bed.

The carrots haven’t been doing so well even without this awesome help, so this does not increase our hopes of a bountiful carrot harvest.

No idea what did the deed, but my guess is a squirrel or rabbit. Too early in the day for raccoons, and too big of a mess for a bird. My temporary solution, until I go shopping, is to spray down the side of the bed with predator urine (mine) every night. It probably won’t make any difference other than making me feel like I’m doing something about it. And it should help my popularity with the ladies on the block.

Planted carrots

Sowed seeds for the following in the west raised bed:

• Carrots – Red Core Chantenay – 1 4 ft. row
• Carrots – Danvers – 1 4 ft. row