Babies!

The first hints at the fruits of labor (literally) are oh-so-exciting.  Especially when they are Sun Gold tomatoes.  Have you ever had a Sun Gold?  They are like candy.  I cannot wait.  Here's the first one:

Cute, isn't it?  That was yesterday.  Here it is today:

Now, I did not grow these plants from seed.  I was not able to find seed for these because "it is a hybrid, and who the parent plants are is a well-guarded secret."  Yes, it's just that good.  I ordered the plants from Lazy Ox Farm.

As for the tomatoes I did start from seed, we have:

Brandywine...

and San Marzano (the ultimate sauce tomato)...

Another moment of joy was had today when I went out to check my patio plants (which I will describe eventually) and I saw this:

One seed, a medium sized container, decent potting soil, and VOILA!  Yellow wax beans.  Yesterday there were blossoms.  Today, beans.  Who ever said you have to have space to garden? 

Do you know what this is going to be?

If you guessed "A Pretty Purple Pepper," you're absolutely right!

It's been an exciting day of seeing progress.  Watching leaves grow is exciting, but eventually, you need a change of pace.  A flower bud.  Perhaps, a fruit.

Speaking of flowers, I walked out onto my patio this morning and what was one gardenia bloom yesterday had multiplied into about 20.  Fabulous!