More Of The Same, But Different

On June 30th, I cut this sage plant way back to stimulate new growth.  It worked!  You can see there is still a little old growth, too.

I guess when I was planting this garden, I dropped a few seeds.  I was carrying handfuls of packets around as I did it.  This is the outside edge of this bed.

The fence behind my tomatoes is a four foot fence, with the bottom foot lying on the ground.  So...in my guess-timation, these tomatoes are about three foot tall, and change.

This is what they looked like when I put them in the ground on May 15th.  I planted these in accordance with the Love Apple Farm. 

I am still trying to decide if I want to pinch back the plants and stake them.  A Texan I know doesn't do either one.  Last year, he was the only one I knew who had tomatoes.  Everyone else, including me, had troubles with those russet tomato mites.  They seem to be doing just fine the way they are.  Yeah!

I also planted basil all over my garden.

I topped these out the other day and made some chimi churri sauce.  The Lad likes it on his brats.  It is sort of like pesto, except no nuts and cheese. 

I LOVE basil. 

When you top out the plants, the leaves get bigger, and the plant gets bushier.  Cut and come again crop. 

Now, out to see what the day has to offer.


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