Urban Garden Harvest

These are not the first veggies I have harvested, but they’re the first I’ve photographed.  So far I’ve harvested about 4 pounds (mostly tomatos) from my little patch.  I’m hoping to have some Sugar Baby watermelons, but I’m afraid I don’t have enough bees or other pollinators to do the trick.  We’ll see!

While I was out of town a good friend came daily to check on the chickens.  I knew the first eggs should be layed anytime.  Of course, two of the girls decided to lay while I was gone.  On Sunday afternoon, my dear friend called me excitedly to share the news, and even took photos in a rain storm with her cell phone to put on Facebook so I could see them while on the road.   I was hoping to come home Monday afternoon to more eggs, but the nest box was empty.  When hens first begin to lay they are a bit sporadic, and the eggs are smaller.  This morning, one of the girls made another deposit, so it’s just a matter of time before we have two or three eggs a day.