First fruits of the harvest

This summer, Brandon decided to venture into the world of container gardening. His dad has had lots of success with these grow boxes, so we gave it a whirl. And by "we," I mean him. My involvement thus far has been limited to assisting in the staining process of the stand he built for the boxes, to keep the bunnies out. Which, by the way, has worked wonderfully.

Brandon planted four plants - 2 Patio, 2 Better Bush. So far, the Patio plants are a little smaller, but altogether we probably have at least 100 tomatoes on the vine out there.

Here's Brandon, proudly displaying the first fruits of his labor. Can you believe we have already had a red tomato, in the beginning of June? This was actually a few weeks ago.


Danny wanted to take a picture of the "potato" too. He is so funny.


Everyone had a taste of our tomato and seemed to love it. I guess it's true - everything tastes better out of your own garden.

Sadly, our harvest sustained some damage last Sunday in a powerful storm. But that's a topic for another day... For now, let's celebrate the tomato!