Getting ready to pare down some tomato plants and bring them indoors to grow. The only good tasting ones this year came from my indoor cherry tomato plant. Lemons are still green - feels like it's longer than usual.
Basil plant is ready to harvest. Second batch of corn is about 18" tall. Not much produce this year. Just corn, green beans, and dry beans. I really enjoyed my one cantaloupe - a volunteer. Not sure what brand - maybe a cross.
The bed has had Iroquois Melon and Minnesota Midget in the past, but none planted for 3 years, so I'm not sure what it is. Doesn't look much like the Iroquois, but too large for the midget. Anyway, I saved the seeds. Hoping it has the ability to withstand whatever usually kills my melons and cukes, and because it had a delicious flavor.
I am going to try to hit the farmer's market tomorrow, or Wednesday and get some zukes and cukes to can.
Prayers up for Johnny and Arrowhead. I haven't heard anything recently to update their status. Hope you are all doing well. Have a great weekend. God Bless.
Pinging the list.
This has been a tough year. Our tomato plants have flowers, or jalapeno plant is pumping out peppers, and our regular pepper plants have yet to do anything except grow leaves. Next year will be better.
Son and his wife are visiting us his week from Seattle.
We traveled up to the Burnt Mill Conservation area near Climax Springs and walked around a bit.
This is owned by the Missouri Department of Conservation and has thousands of hickory nut trees and other interesting plants.
I picked up a half dozen paw paws and will dry these and try starting the seeds.
Another interesting critter I found was the elusive “green dragon” plant that features little red berries on a cone shaped head. The green dragon is from the jack in the pulpit family and grows along creeks and moist areas.
Burnt Mill has a cave somewhere on the hillside but we couldn’t locate it.
The property has a creek that occasionally feeds into the Little Niangua River that eventually flows into the Lake of the Ozarks.
Nothing personal, but I hate you. /sarc!!!
-- fwdude, Texas
how do you can zucchini and cucumbers? I had way too many this year. I didn’t think I could store them - can or freeze - without making a mush!
Mums the word...
I want to grow Mums for the fall. Is it best to start from seed or plantings?
I want to grow about 36 of them and place them all around my yard. I know that they will die at frost, but I plan on keeping some inside for a short while.
I always buy them at a premium and thought now would be a good time to start thinking of late October color.
Your help and input would be appreciated.
Cinderella Pumpkins maturing for Halloween and Thanksgiving…
My grape vines are under severe attack by unknown predators here in the south, while my grapes are doing well on my northern property. What’s up with that?
The Northern grapes are cuttings from a plant brought over from Greece to America in 1900, while the southern grapes are $4.95 on-sale plants from Wal-Mart. Could that be the problem?