Sunday, September 16, 2007

Fall-ing Update

A new season approaches.

Our plot still contains massive, overbearing, completely obnoxious, but completely tasty cherry tomatoes. We have gotten a few chili peppers, and the mystery plants that Michael swears up and down are peppers are finally producing small, green, spherical fruits that may swell into something resembling an edible vegetable. But for the most part, the "harvest" is starting to taper off, and we pulled out everything in the front of the bed, moved a basil plant, and sowed seeds for fall plants.

The past two or three weekends have been hectic, and while we've been away, those seeds have sprouted, and we now have baby purple-hulled peas climbing the spider web, and rape, spinach, and broccoli shoots peeking through the soil.

The peas look great so far. The broccoli is being munched on by some very hungry caterpillars. Maybe some pepper spray is in order.