The rains this week were a blessing!

So, Jasmine slipped a bit on her duties this week, and did not have a post for ya'll. So, I told her I'd send some pictures and give you all an update on the past couple of weeks. What we're most excited about out here is the fact that we got a bit of rain on TWO SEPARATE days this week. While they weren't the monsoon-like downpours that the roots of our lovely plants would have liked, the precipitation was at least enough to refresh them a bit.

Our 'pumpkin patch,' which is fighting off some nasty bugs right now...

Here's Jasmine cutting some vicious thorns off an eggplant fruit...

Today we harvested these goodies from our plot.... hooray!

We put down some nematodes into the pumpkin patch on Friday; in time, we'll be able to tell if they infect and kill the vine borer larvae like they are supposed to. We'll watch and see if any new plants start to wilt and display a hollow stem...

Also, the eggplants are starting to come in. This week, you'll get a 'baby' eggplant, but next week it'll be a bit bigger... and the following week, a bit bigger still :)

Other things to watch for... golden cherry tomatoes are coming in in spades, and we may have larger tomato varieties to offer in about two weeks. Also, in the next week or two, our cucumber plants (provided we ward off the dreaded cucumber beetles) will have some ample-sized fruits for us.

One box for each of our share members... with "pom d'oro"s to spare :)

Thank you all for your support throughout this endeavor -- the kids are certainly also thankful, both for the experience, and for the summer job (via their internship with me and CPS). Also, hopefully my folks can get a better idea of what our garden is looking like, with the overview pics that I'm including here:

I know it may not seem like much, mainly because we can't water like my grandma does (twice a day, for as much as the plants can drink) and also because we let the grass and weeds grow in between the rows to cut down on water being lost from the soil due to evaporation. But, if you're there in person, let me assure you that it is looking good! (our neighbor, soul legend Syl Johnson, came over today and said so himself :)

Until next time,
Mr. Mikulski