First tomatoes of the year. Picked yesterday afternoon. Didn’t want them staying on the bush overnight. The night critters like red tomatoes. There were four but one had a good-sized wormhole in the top of it. Naturally, it was the biggest and ripest of the four. We’ll be off later to get some bacon and bread for sandwiches. Bacon and tomato sandwiches for dinner tomorrow night or maybe even tonight.
I got my tomatoes planted late or something. One of them should be ripe soon. Plus, my tomato bushes have never been as prolific as yours. My bellpeppers are taking forever to produce. My basil seeds turned out to be common weeds that I was watering every day until I figured that out. Your tomatoes looked delicious, Robbie.
I have milkweed planted in my garden and love to watch the monarchs coming to it. I had about 12 caterpillars a month ago and they devoured my milkweed. I don't know what happened to them. They had to go off to find more food, but there isn't any milkweed anywhere near here. I found one of them crawling in my backyard. I love watching them. I had milkweed in my school garden outside of my classroom and we (really, just my co-worker) would pick the caterpillars from the plant and put them in a butterfly tent in the classroom and watch their transformation. The kids loved it and so did I. Releasing them was always so much fun. My milkweed has started to grow back, but it is infested with aphids which will keep the caterpillars away. I'll have to dust with poison, which will probably keep the butterflies away.
Janine, we have some beautiful tomatoes and lots of basil. If you want some, come and get it! I wish I would have given you some the other day.