good 'n planty

This morning I joined Pam in the garden after being unable to come for nearly a month! Of course a lot has happened- a few of the beds are full and lush with cover crops, the tomatoes are just about done, the soybeans were demolished by deer for the second time, and the watermelons, I hear, weren't anything to write home about.

 I harvested a ton of beans, a dozen beets, and a bagful of grape tomatoes along with another small variety called "Porter". I remember when Porter first started turning, Pam and I were wondering what to do with the odd sized tomato- too big for salad, too small for sauce... I'm hoping I found the solution: tonight I plan to turn my apartment into a salsa-bottling factory: for being such a foodie, I have an embarrassing fondness for salsa.  I have never jarred my own, so I'm preparing for mild success or minor disaster.