Last week I was in Chicago for the annual garden writers conference, one of my last errands before I jumped on my flight was to drop off my entries at the Montgomery County Fair. The entry choices from my garden were slim this year with all the rains and cooler weather. I didn't enter any vegetables. I did manage to scrounge up some cut flowers to submit and here are the ribbons they earned (4 were for roses!) -- along with a special 70th anniversary fair commemorative ribbon.
Back home, I visited the garden plot and found a bounty of tomatoes had now finally ripened. How I would have loved to have entered those 'Midnight Snack' beauties into the competition. Ah well, there is always next year.
Update on the Tomato Trial:
This week I picked (pictured clockwise from top): 'Tasmanian Chocolate', 'Garden Gem', 'Midnight Snack', 'Super Sweet', 'Centiflor', and 'Sun Gold'.
Update on the Cucumber Trial:
Pictured here are 'Marketmore' and a small 'Platinum'
cuke. I haven't cut the latter open to taste yet, but I am guessing it is
likely very mild. The 'Platinum' vine doesn't look like it will produce any
more than this puny little guy. However, 'Marketmore' earns its name with
several cukes this week and many more forming.
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