Day 8: The Bounty Begins

Today, in class, I had about 2 weeks worth of weeds to pull and some basic garden maintenance  to do before I could evaluate any of the plants for harvesting.

Here is my plot as it looks today. I am very pleased with the progress that has been made over the past few weeks.

After about 30 minutes of weeding and watering, I started to examine some of my plants and, to my surprise, many were ready for some harvesting.

This eggplant, perhaps my biggest crop made so far, is almost ready to be harvested. Hopefully next week it will be ready to take home.

Then, as a class, we started to harvest some of the crops we have been taking care of for so long. It was nice to see some real reward out of the hard work we have been putting in week after week. My harvest specifically consisted of some collared greens, a tomato and a few radishes. I plan to prepare and eat them very soon and see the deliciousness that are fresh, home-grown vegetables at work.

These are pictures of the bountiful feast which I took home from class on tuesday:

 

Overall, I have many plants on the cusp of being harvested and this excites me greatly. I look forward to the day where I can harvest all of my tomatoes and bring them home to my roommates to show them I am not a failure at gardening like they think i am.

Well that's about all the time I have for today.

As always, Stay golden,
Mitch