First Fruits of the Year

Yeah! Today I picked the first fruit of the year, not counting herbs or garlic. My husband and I have been keeping our eye on these two squash for a few days and it is always so exciting after all the hard work to get to start picking vegetables!

These are a few of the garlic we picked last Monday, we gathered about 30 heads and I still have about 5 that are not ready. I love garlic and when it is fresh and virtually free it is even better!

Here are a few of my favorite things... Tomatoes! I so enjoy fresh tomatoes! Our goal this year to sun dry double what we did last year, can some stewed ones and try to make some tomato sauce. It is also a joy to bless others with them!

Our garden always saves us lots on groceries and this year with the rising cost of everything it will be an even bigger blessing. My husband has challenged me this year with not letting ANY go to waste. With as many plants as we have that is harder than you might think. One thing we, well actually Sydney, added to the garden is potatoes. She is growing them in this green bucket.

We also have tomatillo, zucchini,cucumbers, hot peppers, bell peppers and broccoli plants.