Green Tomato, Green Grapes, and Brown Eggs

We had four chicks born here in the spring,
and we bought four around the same time.
Looks like someone has begun to lay!
 

The grapes are ready to harvest.
Here's a pot of green grapes, ready to make juice.

 

We have red, purple, and green grapes.

And we have green tomatoes!!!

These are called Green Zebra.
I think they are interesting.
The flavor is tart, and the flesh is firm.

 

End of May Gardens

Oh, boy, are we ever ready for the Mara des Bois strawberries to ripen.
I keep checking, but they are still white.


But today, I got excited.  Red!!!

Alas, it is only a stone painted red.

We are concerned about the birds eating more than their share.
We're experimenting with various bird repellents.
One idea is stones painted red.
The birds learn that red things in this garden are not food.
Hope it works!!
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The grapes are starting to flower.

 

The corn is planted.  The stakes are used to guide straight lines.
They will also get strings and other attempts at bird repellents.
Ribbons - balloons - pie plates.




Mama now has four babies.
She is a good mother and keeps track of them.
The white one did not make it.
It was smaller and did not thrive.

Weeding is always fun.
Tommy loves helping with the weeding.

Tomatoes are in.
We have had no tomatoes in three years due to late blight.
We're keeping fingers crossed.

Here's the great helper again.

Jelly Time

It's time to make jelly.

D picked two kinds of grapes.

The one on the left has a wonderful flowery flavor.

The other is like a concord, but green. . .

When I picked the last of elderberries, I started to brush off a leaf.

It wasn't a leaf!

It's a not-very-pretty butterfly.