High Summer Garden

Zebra Heirloom Tomato.

Robin's raised bed: notice the GIGANTIC winter squash, below the leaves. There's another gargantuan specimen, out of shot, to the right. 

It's high summer in Vallejo, and for the next month or so, we'll have high temps in the 80s if not higher, thus, those who had the forethought (like Robin's buddy Bruce, who lets her grow some stuff in his backyard) to plant stuff like tomato, chile and okra are starting to have bumper crops.

Apples. Seems early, but we've had plenty of sun and rain.

Grape leaves. Bruce had Acai berries (very minimal yield) growing here last year. Already looking like autumn.

Swiss Chard. Love that light through the leaves. Picked quite a bit of this with my bare hands, then cleaned & cooked some of it, mainly the stems, which will be part of my lunch tomorrow. Huzzah!

Melon & chives.

Another heirloom melon.

The person who previously owned this property planted close to a hundred rose bushes.

Blackberries have been ripe enought to pick and eat all this month. Will be for another 60 days at least.

Chile peppers, probably serranos.

I'm guessing Anaheims.

Purple Jalapenos.

Garlic Chives in front of a field of squash.

Amaranth. I first read about this plant, many many years ago in the Whole Earth Catalog.

I can't emphasize how many gorgeous tomato plants are out there.