Not the only one

Since we aren't having the greatest luck with our garden lately, I was actually rather happy to see that our favorite local gardener, Ann Edwards (see her blog here: http://soundharvest.blogspot.com) is having just as much trouble. I don't mean to find pleasure in other people's misfortune, but I do like knowing we are not alone. Plus I strive to be Ann Edwards, so the more alike we are, the better!
Here's a look at our garden, taken a few days ago. It is from afar, so you really can't see exactly how bad it is:


That front right corner used to be zucchini. Take a closer look at what used to be a ground cherry:


That green thing is a weed. Go figure. If we could find a way to market Virginia creeper, we'd be sitting on a gold mine.

I can't complain too much, though, because despite how awful our tomato plants look, they have produced some pretty stellar tomatoes. Too bad the season won't last, but at least we got something out of them:


Even the paste tomatoes have been good. Good size, few holes and cracks, and no end rot. This cherokee purple looks so pretty still on the vine:


We also had a decent potato harvest. The Yukons didn't get very big, but check out those nice red skinned potatoes:


I think they are dinner tonight. And although we don't usually eat them (they are a 5 out of 5 on the spiciness scale), our fish peppers are gorgeous this year. Right now they are just beginning to turn.


Some of my perennials are dying, including my asters and a blueberry bush. My coneflowers wilt terribly every afternoon, but seem to be hanging in there. The coreopsis looks awful and I'm tempted to cut it back. My liatris, however, is in full bloom and looks great. I didn't believe the description when it said it could be 5 feet tall!


Dog wants in, cat wants out.