This old-fashioned member of the tomato family bears small orange berries inside a papery husk. Fruits can be eaten raw, dried, frozen, canned, or made into preserves, cooked pies, and desserts. If any of you are feeling adventurous, I’ve heard they’re tasty when dipped in chocolate. If you try that, let me know what you…
Favorite July Moments:
Discovering a Nest of Baby Robbins Watching Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies on Zinnias Spotting a Nymph of Miridae on Sunflower Tasting our First Tomatoes of the Season
July 11, 2010, an update
Well, this weekend’s 1/4 inch of rain is better than nothing! And we’re expecting more later this week (fingers crossed!). With the rain things have cooled off just a bit, though the recent additions to the children’s garden (compliments of Pat and Gene Salvi) are still looking a bit weary. But I do believe they’ll pull through. As…
“The clouds appeared, and went away, and in a while they did not try any more.”
“To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth…In the last part of May the sky grew pale and the clouds that had hung in high puffs for so long in the spring were dissipated. The sun flared down…
How ’bout a rain dance?
Enough already! It’s been three weeks since we’ve seen rain here in Cashtown. So naturally, all of our spare time is spent watering from the tank collecting our well overflow (one of Bill’s clever ideas). But luckily I’ve had some extra help this week. Passing through town, Nadia (pictured below dead-heading the zinnias) stopped by to check things out before…
Amazing Heart Farm 