Just a random picture of yesterday's small veggie haul.

How will I know when this eggplant is ready to harvest? Apparently, I’m supposed to “wait until it’s fully mature,” but I’ve been hovering over it like a kid eyeing the last slice of cake at a birthday party. I’m trying not to grab it too soon out of pure excitement, but at this point, the eggplant’s probably stalling on purpose—just to see how long it can keep me guessing before I crack.

Can I pick my orange bell pepper, or is it still too soon?

My first pepper.

Google said it was sunscald. AI #1 swore it was blossom end rot. AI #2 confidently chimed in with, “Obviously, one is sunscald and the other is blossom end rot.” Each gave me a TED Talk explaining why they were right. So I did the only logical thing—I yanked both peppers off in a fit of existential crisis. Then stood there, holding them like a betrayed gardener in a daytime soap, whispering, “I trust nothing anymore".