Fruits of my labor

Tomato Explosion!

Ok, so after my garden was planted I went to Lowes and bought some Miracle Grow. Phil had told me he had bought special soil and that it was not needed. But I figured... if this is like a potion to feign off death, I needed it.

So after I got home I gave my plants a healthy and proper dose of Miracle Grow. Here we are two months later and I have so many tomatos, I am begging people to take them away.

Basically they have taken over that entire planter. Everything I had to help keep them upright, are broken from their weight, or falling over. They are SO healthy, that after accidently breaking off a branch, vine, arm.. whatever you call it..(Clearly not a plant person) I had shoved it in the ground.

Yet again I felt guilty for hurting my tomatos, so in effort to prolong life, I found a space to shove it in. Yeah, well that one has grown up and is producing as well. Phil is insisting next year I plant fewer tomatos. But I just planted a variety is all. I mean.. there are huge ones, tiny ones, romas, cherry, and some other kind that is cool.

My bell peppers on the other hand are that whole "failure to launch" thing. There is a pepper.. but it is mini and cute. However after speaking with more experience growers.. I learned that this is common in Oregon.

See that sad little bell pepper?

My sweet peas are doing great! Which is perfect, since that is truly my favorite snack! In fact I came home the other night from work and I went out to the garden to grab myself a midnight snack!

Yes, that is exactly what I ate!

Anyway... cucumbers. I love cucumbers. I like them on my face, in my water, in food, however. They are delicious! Well... you know who else finds them delicious... Dexter. (Insert glare)

Additionally, the cucumbers I planted by the tomatos are suffering. Therefore they are not getting all that big. See that sad little chap down there?

My other planter which was full of growing cucumbers reach near picking point of deliciousness are now gone. (Insert glare again)

That prick Dexter would take a chomp out of one, then move on to the next.

My yard has random cucumbers partially eaten, all over them.

I swear the dog hates me, and wants to torture me. I am already brainstorming ideas for next year. Because if I do not get a decent cucumber to eat.. I am going to be ticked!

I had told Phil, once we got the planters up. That we would need some sort of fence around the planters. I said I didnt trust the food driven asshole. He said that it would be fine.. and it was.. until those cucumbers got big and delicous looking. Fat Idiot could not help himself... now I am cucumber-less.

The one thing Dexter does not like is Tomato's. Which is really a shame, since there are far too many for me and everyone I know to eat. I mean, sure he isnt ruining them. Those gloriously large plants of yummy ripe tomatos.

But I am certainly in no shortage of tomatos. I really should be keeping track of them, because I swear I could maybe set some sort of world record with their production levels. Anyway, it is a good thing I like them...