Ah, summer

It's here......for sure. Lovely cool nights and warm days but no rain yet. The monsoons should be on their way in the next few weeks. Let's hope so. We sure need a respite from the fires and dying plants.

I was worried that my lovely garlic plants had succumbed to the monster (probably another gopher) that is tunneling my garden. Some of them survived and have sent out scapes...yes, they really did! Here they are, and they are delicious.

 

 

I was so delighted with them that they had to be the star of tonight's dinner. And, well they were. I had made boiled shrimp for the main course as a salad with a little toasted sesame oil, lemon juice, tamari, hot chili seasoning, some celery, carrots, white beans and a handful of thinly sliced garlic scapes! Fabulouso!

The heat and marshaled water have saved my three (am not going overboard with water or plants this year) tomato plants and the red tomato automators are a a blessing. This is the first year here I've had tomatoes on the vine in June! See below!

 

Of course, this is Early Girl and she sure knows how to produce. But I love what those red dishes do, at least the water isn't wasted. And in a severe drought that is mandatory. The duff you see in the bottom of the dish is slow release fertilizer that wants to float around all the time. But it is cheering the plants on!