Early May in the Garden

The tomato plant from last summer now has small green tomatoes. Perhaps there will be nice sized ones ready by July 4th.

The five-in-one-peach is loaded with ripening peaches. Probably too many for some of the branches.

Likewise the nectarine trees seem very full. Some fruit is dropping, often after the birds have pecked at it.

One of the other cherry trees is having its leaves become lunch for “Cherry slugs” (also know as pear slugs). The slimy things do not seem to be attractive for the usual predators. Handpicking seems to be the recommended method of dealing with them if they infestation is not overwhelming.

Lots of backberries and they are starting to ripen.