GARDEN SURPRISES!!

I took a quick walk around the house before the rain starts ... YES! RAIN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW! And imagine my surprise when I saw a little color inside one of my tomato plants ... as well as a small zucchini.

And I'm sure to have a few blackberries again.

The kumquat tree is loaded. Have you ever popped a whole kumquat into your mouth? The skin is sweet, while the inside is tart. So delicious.

MY GARDEN SO FAR ....

I know ... every year I show you photos of my artichokes. These plants are so amazing. I started with little two plants from my friend Jean. One didn't make it. The last couple years I had two plants ... and this year there are three! Here are photos just before I cut off the two largest artichokes.

I planted ten tomato plants a month ago (my reasoning is "something always happens ..."), as well as zucchini and cucumber plants. I have a few green tomatoes on almost every plant, so things are looking promising for BLTs and sharing tomatoes with friends.