Green beans

The other day, Aaron commented on my garden and we both noticed that some of the green beans were ready to be picked. I got a nice harvest, a few ounces away from a pound! Now the question is what to do with them. I'm thinking of using some for an herbed goat cheese and beets salad that I saw on Food Network the other day. Should be yummy! I'm thinking of bringing it over to my friend Becca, who just had surgery on her foot. 

In other garden news, I figured out what was the cause of the zucchini fruit to go bad - blossom end rot. A few gardening websites suggest using a diluted Epsom salt solution. I hope it works. 

Also, the tomatoes are looking better after I sprayed them with a copper based fungicide. There isn't as much yellowing and they're looking green again. However, there seems to be something that is eating one of the plants and the not-yet-ripe fruits. Puck identified deer the other night, and I think they might be the culprit. I'm going to see if I can find an organic repellant spray to put on the tomatoes and the rest of the plants. It could also be slugs, and one of the better traps for those is a beer trap. I have to get some cheap beer to set out. Then it will be only a matter of time before the slugs go to the "free beer"