My garden progress - and the first harvest

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Well my first harvest isn't tomatoes - but the snap peas are going strong, and they are just delicious. (I suppose my technical first harvest was the mint plant, for the mojitos, or the chive blossom butter, but I didn't count that).

The tomato plants are all looking terrific though - big and green and bushy. I'm about ready for my third row of florida weave. I just went out and tied a few strings between plants that wanted to lean on their neighbors. They're blooming like crazy - if all those turn into tomatoes, I will need hungry friends. Maybe some new hungry friends in addition.

My teeny tiny one is as big as some of the others, and doing fine.
Brandy Boy is going nuts - it's huge, and tons of blossoms.
Of course, the cherries are all running all over the place, with little greenies on Black Cherry, Sungold, and Juanne Flamme. My bet is on Black Cherry to win the race.

I am especially looking forward to trying some of the new varieties - Captain Lucky, Terhune, and Maiden's Gold. And also, Juanne Flamme - I was convinced by a forum member to try that, it looks so beautiful. So thanks to those who sent me those seeds.

The swiss chard is so multicolored and pretty, and will be big enough to eat soon. First though, I'll pull some of the fancy ruffled lettuce.

The only thing I am worried about is if my Neckargold seeds are going to germinate. It seems I had a lot of gaps, and I put in new ones, and nothing yet. Hmm. The seeds are from last year, but were packed for 2011. Hope I didn't make a mistake using them. All the other bean varieties I have are doing great, but I do really like my Neckargolds. I guess I'll see.

I should get some photos soon, but at the moment, it's dog wash day. Big hairy project.