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Pretty much the greatest thing- I was making salsa for tacos tonight (surprise, surprise), and I realized we didn't have any cilantro, but then I remembered we have some growing in our garden, and it is oh so good!


Also, today for lunch I had some of our first cucumber that we grew and it is delicious! It is amazing to have a garden that is producing fruits, vegetables and herbs that we can actually use.

Home grown cucumber with hummus.

Romaine lettuce.

We have 4 heads growing in that planter and they have taken over!

Mesclun greens.

They are out of control. We can't eat them as fast as we grow them.

A strawberry growing from the Topsy Turvy.

We have them growing there and in a planer.

Jalapeno peppers.

We also have habanero and super chili peppers.

Sweet bell peppers.

Not sure what color they are going to turn, but they are getting big! We also have green bell peppers that aren't thriving.

Not pictured is our basil which is out of control, 2 types of tomatoes that aren't thriving, chives that we kinda let go because they taste funny, papayas that I grew from seeds (the plants are currently about 1 inch tall).

Unfortunately we are going out of town for a week and a half, and I think we are gonna miss the prime of a lot of our veggies including the Romaine lettuce, 1 or 2 cucumbers, and a handful of strawberries. I hope our neighbor remembers to water everything!