From my garden 2014

Snow Peas in June

Sugar Snap Peas in June

The first tomato July 15 Pink Caspian Starts courtesy of Jeannie Stone

Druszba tomatoes mid-July Starts courtesy of Jeannie Stone

Soleil Beans 1st picking

Trofeo beans 1st picking

Soleil beans 2nd picking August

Trofeo beans 2nd picking August

Ashmead Kernel Old English variety These are the first 3 to fully ripen!

Liberty and Winesap apples First picking August

This year our summer has been unusually warm. The tomatoes are the best I’ve ever grown in the Willamette Valley. I’ve picked green and yellow beans 4 times now, and a fifth picking is well along its way.
I’ve made a lot of applesauce from drops; apples have come on early, and my freezer was full by the end of August this year. That is a first!

Cherries (sweet Lamberts and sour Montmorency), blueberries, strawberries, green beans, applesauce, roasted tomatoes, and shredded zucchini fill the freezer.

What a bounty of goodness to enjoy this winter! Thank you Mother Earth!