Totally Tomatoes

Dear Self in the Spring of 2013:

Do not repeat your actions of 2012 and put off getting your warm weather garden planted on time.  Remember how disappointed you were when you were getting your first round of ripe tomatoes in the last week of August.

With kindest regards,
California Gardener in Zone 23, 2012

There, that should take care of the chance I make that mistake again. 

Finally, I have a harvest of tomatoes perched on the edge of ripeness.  Two days ago, the tomatoes were the color of an orange red Crayola.  After a weekend spent on the vine, hopes are high for perfectly red ripe tomatoes. 

Ripe Strawberry in My Southern California Garden

 

The strawberry is finally ripe.  Today will be tasting day.  Hope it's sweet and juicy!

I planted quite a few strawberry plants.  As the days warm up, I'm expecting plenty of strawberry production. 

Strawberry Season in California

Subtle:  As the strawberry matures, the blush of red deepens.

Strawberry season has started in California.  Oh, are they delicious.  I purchased some yesterday at the store and enjoyed them as an evening snack.

My own little strawberry patch is hard at work creating strawberries.  You can see hints of red starting to appear at the top of the berry of the second photo.  This currently is my only berry.  And luckily, no critters have discovered it yet!