Thank you! I have some shallots that have done what they are going to do as far as growing is concerned, but I wondered if they were better off drying in the ground. It’s so hot here, I am left with only my kitchen table with a fan being “(75-80 degrees F), dry, breezy, and out of the sun”.
Its just a few.
I failed to link it. I make this all summer with my cherry tomatoes (gift link.)
I don’t add the ice or water, though. I just use the “sauce” straight and I always use soba cuz I like it.
Groundhog update:
I returned the ($75 USD) Have-a-heart trap to the hardware store. I no longer think the culprit was a groundhog, so no reason to keep the trap. No further nibbles have been noted so far.
I’m a dork. I said “ancho” chile but I meant to say “poblano pepper.”
I’m curious to know if the lizard helps keep any bugs away by devouring them.
I have never in my life grown a tomato that big- my hat goes off to you.
root knot nematodes with secondary opportunistic diseases?
Edit- never mind, bogman is in the house…
What varieties have you grown ?
These are purple Cherokee
Wow! 
Thank you!
In the tomato department, we’ve reached the point of more-than-one-can-eat-in-a-day. I suppose I’ll be roasting or saucing some in the next few days. Oregon Spring and Ruby Crush.
Also, some gratuitous pics of my herb garden, and today’s blueberry pick.
Are the herbs in jail?
Lol. Just about! We have town deer. Anything not behind a fence or wire will be eaten (resistance is futile).
The whole garden and orchard are fenced …? Deer make me so mad.
Yes, absolutely everything. We purchased the properties in stages, and the whole thing is hodge-podge. We’re getting ready to fence in the whole thing (3 lots) with one big beautiful fence.
I’m terribly excited for you! The dream of every gardener!
Well, close to the dream.
Had we had unlimited funds and foresight from the beginning, this would have been my dream garden. As it were, we muddled through in unanticipated stages, and while I no longer have the energy to start over, the end goal will be pretty darn good! 
I was just thinking about that article about mission statements!
HUZZAH! I hope there are more.
