We are almost self-sufficient here. Well, if we thought that lettuce and dill would sufficiently suffice. Yesterday I made the world’s most delicious* chicken souvlaki wraps** with the aid of some delectable lettuce and some lovely dill. It really doesn’t get much better than this.
Yummy lettuce for your viewing pleasure: still pre-washed. Where the heck is that sunshine?!?
As you can see, the dill has gone to seed.
Dill: pregnant with possibility
Isn’t it odd how reproduction signals the end of life in the plant world? I’m just going to leave that one and walk far, far away.
But getting back to the souvlaki…if the cucumber and tomatoes had come from our garden, too, I guess it would have been even better. Alas, while our tomato plants are looking lovely, they are not quite ready to harvest. I really can’t wait. I don’t think there is anything more delicious than a sun warmed tomato plucked directly off the vine. Yum. At least the cucumber was a local resident, if not from our very own backyard. And I should also point out that I bought a local tomato, too! One of the great benefits of going with the Taproot CSA is that we’re becoming familiar with local brands, so it makes it that much easier to select local produce.
In other news, yesterday also saw Mike taking action against the poor growth of one square. At my behest he begrudgingly provided me with a photo of the fertilizer he used.
Organic Fertilizer...let's see how this goes
It’s apparently organic (but isn’t arsenic***, too?) but I’m not sure what all it contains. Here’s hoping it does the trick.
And I’ll leave you with a question. Who is this buggy? And should I be concerned about him and his entourage? There are oodles of them over all my plants.
Bug on spinach: he's VERY small (about 4mm long) He really has very fetching green eyes, wouldn't you agree?
* It’s entirely possible that I may have lapsed into hyperbole here. They were good, though, they really were.
** I may not have followed this recipe exactly. It’s been known to happen before.
*** Which is just me being “funny.” I’m sure Mike carefully chose this stuff and I expect it to work wonders.
What a beautiful fly! (Dolichopodidae is my guess.) And you used my favorite Cheri quote…. I have been waiting for it!!!!