Garlic did well - 16 feet drying right now.
Pinging the List.
Hi Everybody!
((((HUGS))))
It’s dry and hot where I am. I have to water every other day so have abandoned most of the garden not under shade cloth. Next year more shade cloth up!
"50th Wedding Anniversary"
Happy Anniversary!! And thank you for staying together - it sets a good example - we all know it takes a lot of work, but like gardening, you get out what you put in (more or less).
Tomatoes - disappointing so far, (as are the eggplant).Squash and cukes are doing great, though.
Everything else is average yield.
But, thank you Jesus.
Dug the last of my spuds yesterday. Mole damage aside, I’m pleased with the harvest.
Picked the first jumbo Brandywine tomato yesterday.
It’s going to be part of a BLT at supper time tonight.
Probably going to make some pickles this weekend. I’ve accumulated a pretty good sack of cucumbers over the past few days.
And I think it’s dry enough to get into the pond with Nanner to resume the cleanout project.
Thought this might be of interest (I absolutely refuse to buy supermarket tomatoes unless they’ve gotten some in from local farmers during the summer):
This Is the Perfect Tomato
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2015/07/garden_gem_tomato_why_harry_klee_s_perfect_cultivar_isn_t_sold_in_supermarkets.html
The cherry tomatoes are coming in like crazy. I’ve tried freezing them and don’t like the result so I roasted 8 cups of them in the oven last evening. YUM!! I used this ‘recipe’: http://www.rachaelray.com/2013/09/roasted-cherry-tomatoes Note: - I roasted for twice as long, then poured out the pan juices into a saute pan and reduced the volume to about 1/3 of the original (almost syrupy) & added it back to the roasted tomatoes.
The jalapenos are also coming in gangbusters so jalapeno poppers are on the menu (cut pepper in half, clean out seeds/ribs, stuff with cream cheese, wrap with bacon & do them on the grill, in the oven or under the broiler until the bacon is done to your liking). My peppers are pretty hot this year so they provided some additional “fireworks” at our Independence Day picnic July 4 & also caused beer consumption to increase considerably. :-)
Zucchini bread is next on the list - will be making some over the weekend.
Garlic did well - 16 feet drying right now.
Picking blueberries, will take three weeks and multiple passes to get them all.
If I’ve been a little out of touch, blame my work schedule. I can read FR from there, but can’t log in. And most of my non-work time is either spent gardening or studying.
I finally got my potatoes planted a couple of weeks ago! The neighbor still hasn’t plowed, so I got creative. Back when I first bought my land, there was a huge eroded spot where the hill was steepest. I had originally planned to terrace it, but health problems got in the way. When pondering my potato dilemma, I remembered that I still had the supplies I bought to do the terracing, I just needed stakes and fill dirt. So, I got those, put up about a 25-foot long terrace, and planted my spuds behind it.
It still needs some work, the potatoes are barely covered right now, but I should be able to cover them a little at a time now. And they’re definitely growing!
I also treated my corn for earworms by dribbling a little mineral oil in each ear, and I’ve started digging up my garlic. The bulbs seem to really like my soil. A little too much, actually, they didn’t want to come out! I’ve got about half of them dug.
Back to work, now.