Magpies and tomatoes and that Gladiola. Aug 10, 2018

We have had so many tomatoes this year.  More than ever. I just picked some that were almost ripe because Tom said he saw one of the magpies that have been congregating in our backyard with a tomato in his mouth!

A fuchsia gladiola!  Really excited about this one.

I noticed that the beetles have eaten some of the sweet potato leaves.  I find maybe one a day but I see evidence of their destruction in the morning.

The summer squash and zucchini are going bad in the refrigerator, as are the cucumbers. So on August 9th I made more dill pickles and a zucchini applesauce choco chip recipe.   And it's Friday so I am going to try Janet Wells' recipe for a zucchini pizza crust.

Cucumbers are hiding from me as well!