In our new house we have a patch of sun in our backyard that we decided would be a good spot for a vegetable garden. I have never gardened before and this first crop was full of joyful surprises. What a treat it was to have fresh FREE herbs all summer and tomatoes, green beans, funny cucumbers, lettuce, and what are those?! Gooseberries!?
Our best crop was our green beans. They were the gift that kept on giving. Or "geen beans" as Desmond called them. So sweet to watch your little person picking food from the earth and eating it.
Then there was a crop of funny cucumbers, some beans and berries that I had to google because I had no idea what they were. They grew where I planted peppers and I kept waiting for the little lantern like pods to turn into peppers or fall away to reveal a small pepper that would grow big and green. But the pods fell to the ground and then became transparent. Inside the pods were yellow berries. I ate one. It was good. I did not die. I brought them inside and looked them up. Turns out they are Gooseberries. Or they could be Tomatillos. Either way, they are yummy and strange. I felt like I made a new friend. Still have no idea where they came from. But they can come again any time.
This fall after an early snow, we pulled our carrots out of the ground. I planted them in a heap and the sprouts were too delicate to move so I just left them. I did not have high hopes for them at all. When I planted the seeds in the spring I didn't think things would actually grow. So I planted ALL the seeds, thinking maybe a few would take. But they all grew! Next spring, I will spread out the seeds as suggested on the package.
When we pulled our carrots out of the ground, they were cute enough to eat. So we did.
I just wanna pinch their orange cheeks.
