Crops

Monday we picked our first handful of strawberries. We haven't grown strawberries for more that twenty years, giving up on them because it was a constant struggle with the birds and slugs eating them above ground and the weevils eating them below ground. But last year we put in a few new plants. Our first crop, small but tasty.

Today we picked a few more berries, and our first vegies from the garden. The carrots, eaten raw, were so sweet. The beets and beet greens were wonderful.

As much as I like ornamental gardening, there is something even more special about growing a vegetable patch. From sprouting the seeds to watching the plants mature to finally getting an edible crop, it's all such a wonder, and keeps you close to the earth that sustains us.