I LOVE SURPRISES!
I love surprises!! Well... good surprises!!! I have been away from my computer for a few days and I was sad to miss Monday Harvest, Oh, How My Garden Grows, and the Tuesday Garden Party. We were out of town for Independence Day and then I needed to make an unplanned trip out of town and left Monday afternoon and returned Wednesday afternoon. Needless to say, I was eager to get to my garden. A very special lady (my precious mother-in-love) arrived at the house for a visit about the same time I arrived home yesterday. Since she loves plants as much as I do and since we both needed to stretch our legs after driving, we eagerly headed out to the garden. I was excited to harvest 29 cherry tomatoes from the Energizer Bunny bush. I also harvested 5 okra pods. But my biggest delight was my find while showing my MIL the cantaloupe growing on the trellis. I showed her the one that I have eagerly been watching and blogging about. I told her that I was surprised to have only 1 "big" melon growing but I was glad to have smaller ones growing, too. As I was moving the leaves around to show her the trellis, I FOUND THIS SURPRISE . . .
And, yes, I shook my head and blinked my eyes a few times to make sure I wasn't seeing things! This guy is bigger than the other one. It is about the size of a softball or grapefruit. Yippee!!! I don't know HOW I missed this one. (It is located on the back side of the trellis on the fence side.) I will definitely be in the store today to get the pantyhose to sling the two cantaloupes. Thanks, EG, for your education on slinging melons on a trellis.
Blessings,
Debbie
I get a kick out of your Energizer Bunny Tomato! Funny, I think that lots of gardeners like to make a quick trip to the garden after being gone for awhile, just to check on things and make sure everything is ok. Yippee Skippy on your new surprise!
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Dirt Lover, thanks for stopping by my blog. I continue to be amazed by my Energizer Bunny tomato plant. I will probably harvest another dozen tomatoes today. My little boy is loving it!! When I miss a day in my garden, I am always surprised by how much everything grows.
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing!! I wish we could start getting tomatoes!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHow fun- I never get over that feeling of amazement when the veggies grow big. :-) Thanks for sharing at the TGP.
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