Garden Variety. . .
>> Wednesday, May 12, 2010 –
egypt hill,
gardening,
mississippi,
okra,
squash,
tomatoes
Although it's been tough to find time to garden this year, I have managed to get a few items planted. So far we have four kinds of tomatoes, sweet bell peppers, crook-neck squash, okra and purple hull peas.
Life is coming hard and fast these days and the garden offers a quiet sanctuary to ponder weighty thoughts and be one with the natural world. There is something satisfyingly simple and soothing about being out there alone amongst the growing things and admiring the great tenacity of life.
Here is a close-up of the squash. I guess one might call those "baby squishes."
And here are the very healthy and much awaited purple hull peas. And my homemade "trellis of disorder", which last year wasn't so effective because I did not have it constructed before these vining peas sent out the climbing "shoot" and flopped over on the ground to grapple with the grass and each other. This year I expect better results. Man, fresh oven-baked cornbread and purple hulls peas? Nothing better!
And let's not forget the tomato, the true fruit of summertime labor. You know I was wrong, I think i have more than four varieties planted. Let's see: Better Boy, Arkansas Traveler, Celebrity, Big Boy, Sweet 100 and another indeterminate cherry type tomato that I cannot recall. No matter, all tomatoes are good and it's always the highlight of the summer to have a fresh tomato from the garden. Can't wait!
Life is coming hard and fast these days and the garden offers a quiet sanctuary to ponder weighty thoughts and be one with the natural world. There is something satisfyingly simple and soothing about being out there alone amongst the growing things and admiring the great tenacity of life.
Here is a close-up of the squash. I guess one might call those "baby squishes."
And here are the very healthy and much awaited purple hull peas. And my homemade "trellis of disorder", which last year wasn't so effective because I did not have it constructed before these vining peas sent out the climbing "shoot" and flopped over on the ground to grapple with the grass and each other. This year I expect better results. Man, fresh oven-baked cornbread and purple hulls peas? Nothing better!
And let's not forget the tomato, the true fruit of summertime labor. You know I was wrong, I think i have more than four varieties planted. Let's see: Better Boy, Arkansas Traveler, Celebrity, Big Boy, Sweet 100 and another indeterminate cherry type tomato that I cannot recall. No matter, all tomatoes are good and it's always the highlight of the summer to have a fresh tomato from the garden. Can't wait!
