My 2024 Garden Season (wk. 10 & 11)

A seed's journey—weeks 10 & 11 update, Friday, August 2nd. Two for one this week. Tomatoes ripen, purple peppers, and black beans join the scene.

First ripe tomatoes of the season peek-a-booing in the background.

Hi, I am Wendy—author of Wendy’s Kitchen & More—where I write about garden to table creations to inspire you to create something new. This is the “More” a story about the seeds journey of becoming a veggie, before it becomes the creation. Glad you are here! 💕

Garden creations—it’s all about the tomatoes & peppers.

Hi, did you miss me? I can’t believe that we are already at week 11, Friday, August 2nd. Where did June and July go? Flies bye when you are enjoying the sun. And yes, it’s been sun, sun, and more sun. Not complaining, but it does put a bit of stress on growing plants. We are not here most weekends, and although I soak the garden, it does feel the effects of multiple days in the high 80-90’s.

What’s bathing in the heat and loving it are the tomatoes, peppers and sunflowers (no surprise there). The acorn squash and eggplants—remember my $1 farmstand, got to have find. Well, they are still hanging around but are …