Well, the garden is officially out of control now. The vegetables are growing so fast that it takes an hour a day just to tie everything up and pull the most obvious weeds.
Some of my favorite green beans are just now showing up in the markets.
Late May is when the red poppies are blooming all over Italy, and I’m very happy to report that my garden is now participating in this colorful extravaganza.
The peppers, tomatoes, basil, beans and cukes are all settled into the garden at long last.
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I love my hand tools. When I moved to Italy, my largest packing crates were filled with tools.
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The photo at right shows the new beds I’ve made on the southern border of the garden.
It’s so much fun to decide which tomatoes to plant each year.
One of my favorite things to do is eat things from the garden while I’m working.
I am so excited! The chickens are coming, the chickens are coming!