This year has been a doozy for Northern Californian gardeners. Winter was long. Spring was uncharacteristically wet. And summer seemed to lag by at least a month.
The result?
I didn’t have ripe tomatoes until after August 1st this year. Typically, ripe tomatoes are a July 4th treat and by the time August rolls around, I’m knee deep in tomatoes that need to be canned, dried, and gifted.
But not this year. The first real harvest of the year was the typical size, but it didn’t come until the second week of August:
And, the next week’s looked like a typical haul from the second week in July, not the third week in August:
Even the garlic bulbs were smaller than normal this year:
But, despite the late bloomers, we’ve finally started enjoying some of my favorite summer meals. Big salads of mixed veggies like this one (broiled eggplant, baked corn (a gift), baked squash, fresh red onions, fresh tomatoes, and balsamic vinegar and chevre).
Now that’s a summer garden treat.
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