Well, it’s back. Horntail season. My prolific cherry tomato has two of them (currently) munching away. Last year, I picked them off vigorously, flinging or dispatching as I found them. Then I did a little more reading, and decided next time I would give them a chance. So I am letting t...

after watching one lone little tomato ripen slowly on this plant, and harvesting it, and tasting the sweetness of a yummy homegrown and ripened on the vine heirloom tomato, I was thrilled to see this plant explode into baby tomatoes! There’s at least half a dozen in it right now.

So even though this is not really a cucumber, (according to SSE, it’s a melon), it smells a LOT like one. You can tell the difference with the seeds, though. Even though the on I picked was slightly immature, the seeds were big and hard and plentiful, like in a melon. Not something you w...

So, my basils have been getting very boltish, wanting to flower and spread their seeds everywhere. I am tired of pinching off buds, so it is time for pesto. Using my mom’s recipe, I made a big batch of pesto. I just wish it had gotten put away at the end of dinner, so I could still have ...

They’re kinda small, but very fragrant, and VERY potent! Had some roasted with potatoes, delish – but too strong for some in the family.