I'm not a fan of spraying anything except water over my fruit trees or plants. I noticed some little green things flying around which may be aphids. I went to my favorite nursery in Phoenix and purchased the little crusty thing that is now hanging in the plastic mesh in the tree. I was told it may take about two weeks for the mantis party to break loose, but I haven't seen any yet... Hmmm?
The grape vines are full of leaves and there are some tiny bunches already growing. Somewhere between the "Peach Pit" and those would be some tomatillos, anaheims, some herbs and maybe one strawberry plant. Seems the little shamrocks have jumped over into this area as well!
It gets so warm out here so fast, I usually buy early girl or patio tomatoes. They grow, get ripe, then I pluck them right off before they turn into those dun dried tomatoes that can seem to happen in a blink. They do really well in a large pot and are currently in full sun. I may need to bring those into the shade soon. You've guessed it, I have a bit of a salsa garden going. Yes, that's so southwestern!
Tomatillos... What are they? Well, they look like hard green tomatoes and when you see them at the store, they still have a loose skin or shell that looks like a little paper bag around them. Salsa verde and green chili sauce is made with these. You boil and cook down tomatillos, yellow hots and jalapenos and have the beautiful beginnings of green chili sauce. There are many more steps to that recipe, but I'll save that for another day. So the tomatillos are essential for so many sauces and meals that are green.
It's great fun and pretty essential to learn how to grow your own food. It's really easy to drive over to the store, but it's nice to know that the food I'm growing here is pretty well organic. I feel good about really knowing what I'm eating and it's nice to know some fresh stuff is right outside my door.
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