Surprise crops

Sometimes you work a lot and nothing happens. Other times, a plant just comes up, unexpected.

We were re-purposing an old basket meant for garbage collection, filling it with some soil and flowers.

Well, a few weeks later and it turns out this gorgeous pumpkin-something decided to enjoy the view from the top.

What can I say? Guests are more than welcome!

Early tomatoes

Some super early tomatoes coming up!

These are from some tiny plants and seeds a friend brought me last year. Because they're small, they're guaranteed to have time to ripen and do so earlier than bigger-sized tomatoes. Something to consider (and that I learned) for colder climates or zones with short summers.

And they're just delicious!