Old MacRobin had a farm . . .

Someday, I hope. For now it’s just a small garden:

Everything sprouted really fast here because of the heat. Two days after planting I could already see green shoots popping out of the ground.

Cherry tomatoes. Planted at the same time. That one plant is really happy.

Zucchini squash. I’m already getting little flower buds, but no squash have set yet.

Watermelon and sweet melon plants. I don’t remember which are which and the leaves look the same so I’ll just have to be surprised once the melons appear.

They are outgrowing the bed and running along the ground. As long as the roots have dirt it shouldn’t matter where the melons end up.

Arugula grows great here in the heat. These came up overnight and were ready to start harvesting after only one month.

Lucy makes a fantastic chopped salad with arugula, romaine, cucumbers and whatever else we have on hand (tomatoes, carrots, fresh parsley). When I make a salad I usually throw in the arugula leaves whole, tear up the lettuce, cut up the tomatoes, etc, but Lucy chops it up so all the ingredients are the same size. I love it that way. Just one more thing to add to the long list titled, “Things Lucy Does Better Than Me.”