Wednesday in the Garden

Althea or Rose of Sharon 
in the Forest Garden. 

Just a few folks showed up for Wednesday workday at the VegHeadz Garden for the past two weeks. We had spent many hours getting ready for the spring open house and all of us need a rest. Also, it’s hot, and we’ll be arriving at the garden earlier from now through the rest of summer.  Despite just a few of us being there this week, a lot was going on.

Dave’s GMO Purple Tomatoes are ripe and ready to eat. Most of us sampled them and provided our feedback on a rally sheet provided by Dave—taste, texture, etc.  They are really beautiful, firm and juicy.  Read more about them in this previous post.  Dave and Evelyn both spent some time pruning tomato plants throuout the garden to remove discolored leaves and to open up the plants so more air can flow through the beds. This helps prevent diseases which thrive on heat and humidity.  They also trimmed some branches to allow sun to reach interior tomatoes to promote ripening.

The Purple Tomato, the first 
GMO variety available to gardeners

In addition to the purple tomatoes, we had honey from the adjacent beehives to distribute. We still have some on hand to bring next week to share.  Read more about the honey in this previous post. 

We had several visitors in the garden — one relatively new resident of the area who took home a couple of small banana plants to try out in his new yard, a family took home a beautiful eggplant and some squash with plans to cook them for dinner, and a garden circle toured the garden. We love having visitors in the garden and providing any information they need.

Dave and Extension Agent Trevor Hylton
with Dave’s Purple Tomatoes

Squash and Eggplant—
Summer Garden Bounty

Champion Eggplant