Veggies of Our Labor
Just to prove to my Grandmas that I’m actually growing something, here’s our amazing produce so far:
One green bell pepper
And one cute cucumber with the face of a kitty cat inside:
And about 20 of the cutest green tomatoes that I thought were doing just fine…but when I looked at the bottom of them, they were all gray/black and rotted! Apparently it’s called Blossom End Rot (BER) and is caused by inconsistent watering or lack of calcium in the soil.
My mother-in-law and I discussed how awful it would be to have been a pioneer! Your precious food supply failing because of uneven watering and you, with no Jewel to run to to stock up for the winter. Reason #290 I’m Glad I’m Not A Pioneer.
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July 23rd, 2010 at 9:02 am
A garden of a thousand vegetables begins with one pepper.
It’s a very nicely proportioned pepper, by the way.