First Fruits of the Season

My vegetable garden is coming along nicely. I've already harvested some radishes, the lettuce & kale are ready for me to start yanking leaves, and the broccoli raab is starting to produce shoots! The onions are nicely sprouted, two tomatillos and two bell peppers (one red, one orange) are in the ground, and one red lightening and one one patty pan squash have been potted.



I've still got a lot of digging to do to prepare for my 7 remaining tomato plants, 5 or 6 pepper plants, two varieties of eggplant, plus 2 yellow crookneck squash and one more patty pan. I've got seeds for white cucumbers (whoever heard of such!), asparagus green beans, and two varieties of dwarf okra. I am so eager to start the harvest, but I've got to suffer through the work first.



But fruits. I promised you the first fruits of the season, and here they are. These are loquats harvested from my neighbor's tree. Loquats are more commonly called Japanese plums, and they are delicious! They are a common landscape plant around here, but most people leave the fruit for the birds. Not me! I want to eat all I can! Loquats are sweet & juicy, and we can eat them by the bowl around here.


In addition, the strawberries are growing and the dwarf black fig trees have been planted. The satsuma, papaya, red navel orange, and sweet kumquat all have new growth. And Park Seed promises that my semi-dwarf blueberries are on the way, but I've yet to see them.


Lastly, I am scheduled to retrieve two native paw paw trees on Saturday! Paw paws produce fruit much like a banana, but with seeds that must be scooped out before eating with a spoon. The trees grow in the shade, which is perfect for my back yard.


Oh to have the patience to await the harvest!