Tomatoes in the ground...finally!

On a sunny, warm, Sunday, Aaron joined us for a day of planting tomatoes. To get started, we had to clear some nasturtia (in gorgeous bloom already!) and pull some mature pea plants on trellises (carefully picking most of the pods...gee, we've filled the refrigerator with peapods already). Tess helped, chewing on peapods and twigs as we worked. Then, carefully labeling each plant variety that went into the ground, we planted over 100 plants representing over 40 varieties. We're not sure if we'll have enough tomatoes this summer!

Aaron ties up the peas

When Aaron comes to visit, he always grazes on whatever vegetables or herbs are mature. He also looks for projects to do that involve planting or transplanting, cultivating, preparing the beds, and so on. Last week, he tied up the pea plants that are now almost four feet high.