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Brandywine and currant tomatoes. We have enjoyed one brandy wine so far, another is ripening in the green house. And we collect a small handful of currant tomatoes each day. Can you believe how cute they are?!  There are hundreds on the plant.

Quite a few Zucchini coming. Not overwhelming yet. The round ones are fun. Scallopinis! All the onions are harvested. Peas are almost done, it is getting a bit hot for them. Beans are just starting. Gherkins are coming along nicely. I will try to pickle some soon, unfortunately all my dill has died!

Marigolds are having a party in the garden. We started them from seed and they are doing great!

Stripey beetroot! Nigel found this somewhere. It says heirloom so we might let the rest go to seed and see if we can get some more of them.

This Yellow Sunsine Pumpkin was the size of a plum when we left for parachute. 10 days later and it is bigger than my head. It is the only on on the vine so far and we are not sure if we should leave it or cut it off and more will grow. Any pumpkin experts out there?

Eggplants are not happening. We had three lil ones on this plant before parachute. When we got home lil worms had made homes in them! So we cut them off to try again. Lots of flowers, but no eggplants yet.

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We have peas! We have been enjoying meals this week with ingredients all from our garden. Fun times. First peas on Dec 16th.

The garlic is harvested as of the 18th of Dec. We had a friends over the day before who is a garlic expert. Or so we think. She told us to watch our garlic because we were supposed to get some rain and the moisture could cause it to go to seed. Sure enough the next day the rain came and then the look of plants going to seed. We pulled it all and are drying on a table in the shed.

And other news
More fruit on the tomato plants. None ripe yet.
Flowers on the squash and pumpkin. I have been hand pollinating them.
Mustard greens going to seed.
Harvested white onions today. Laid them on the ground to dry. Pretty small.
Lettuce still crazy!
Peppers showing first signs of fruit.
Dill seems to be bouncing back after extreme aphid/white fly attack.
Aphids and white fly seem to have calmed down in the garden.
Some mildew starting on cucurbits. I am going to try a milk/water spray on them tonight.