Sunday, August 17, 2008

dog days of summer

it's mid august and it's hot, big surprise in the south.  the only thing in the garden that is thriving despite the heat and lack of rain is the vining okra.  we have never grown it before and were given some seeds this spring and we decided to try it and see what would happen.  
our little red pepper plant has been very successful as this photo shows.  the peppers were large and sweet and we enjoyed them!
our new favorite tomato, ananas noire.  believe it or not, this is actually a ripe tomato. they are also a bit green inside but are the sweetest tomatoes we have ever eaten.  
some of the old german tomatoes.  they are late season and we have yet to try them.
zucchini blossoms are always so pretty, and the zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables to cook on the grill.

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