Eva's Backyard Garden

A near perfect squash 😍

We grew Butternut Squash for the first time last year. It did well since we grew Hubbard Squash as a trap crop next to the butternut. The vine borers preferred the Hubbard Variety which helped the other squash varieties flourish. I’m learning more about trap crops and I hope to incorporate more in the future.

Tomato Tuesday!
Today’s tomato is Lucky Tiger.
This is a new variety to us this year, and we love it!
The shape, taste, and even coloration reminds me a lot of Brads Atomic Grape, which is one of my favorite tomatoes ever!
They’re perfect for snacking on because they’re so sweet. They’re also prolific!
Definitely making a come back next year!






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Tomato Tuesday!
So grateful to have such an abundance of tomatoes.
This year we introduced new varieties to the mix, and by far my favorite has been Barry’s Crazy Cherry. Such a prolific variety, and the flavor is 😚👌🏾*chefs kiss.
The other new ones to the garden are Lucky Tiger, Raspberry Lynna, and Pink Icicle.

Nijinsky Dahlia from looking absolutely beautiful.
These ball type dahlias have literally taken my breath away.
Nijinsky stands out from rest of the dahlias because of the majestic purples and fuchsias in her petals.
I can’t express in words how beautiful dahlias are 🥺💜 I just love them so much.

✨ summer in a basket ✨

the first of the tomatoes have ripened. I’m so impressed by the raspberry lyanna. They are so productive and were the first to ripen. I also harvested Barry’s crazy cherry tomato and wow 🤩 they are one of the best cherry tomatoes I’ve ever tasted! We of course have costoluto fiorentino and brads atomic grape in the mix.

As far as peppers, we have violet sparkle, sugar rush peach, black Hungarian, jalapeño, and Highlander varieties. And nothing screams summer basket like a sprinkle of ground cherries and a big ole cuke 🥒

Garlic scapes.
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