This year, for me, it has been a challenge getting in tomatoes. Our wet winter and gloomy spring months make anything wanting sun not a galloping success. However, I did persevere and put in a right load of vegetables, herbs, and flowers, mostly in containers. The other day I noticed my first tomatoes had set – these are ones I have never grown before, called “Fourth of July” and are a slicing tomato.
I have other tomato plants, too, which I hope will do well. I think as the summer progresses it will be seen as fail or success. I do have a lot of blossoms, though, so I can at least hope!
When I was doing this sketch I was thinking to myself that these sketches of the garden will give me plenty of opportunities to mix greens . . .
And, we had the first mesclun tonight in our salad!
Watercolor, ink, Chinese fanfold sketch book
Ink, Yarn & Beer 