We have one grape tomato volunteer in one of the community garden plots and it has more tomoates than can be picked if you want to stand there all day picking. Actually it may be more than one plant, because it’s taken over the whole plot which is 4 x 8’. THEN we have another large cherry tomato plant/s that have gone over the top with spreading vines and tomatoes galore. I pick those two plots, a friend picks those two plats and there are still tomatoes ripened by the next morning. I’ve got 10 messes of mixed greens in the freezer. My yellow squash is producing and the cucumbers are trying to reach the sky, and the baby cukes will be ready in a few days. The English peas are looking for someplace to climb as are the beans, so we need to get out there and help them along. The okra are played out, the beets are looking great, I’m going to pick some of the leaves to mix with the greens. The garlic are growing in a keyhole garden that nothing else will grow in. The lettuce is getting ready to pick. Next fall I’ll plant about 2 or 3 weeks earlier. Everyone plans to do the same.
This is our first fall gardening and everyone is happy with their plots. One fellow has pulled all of his southern peas and I don’t know what he’ll be doing next. Actually he’s the only “real” gardener in our little gang. We do have a master gardener, that has just joined us and he’s full of information.
Hello johnny. How are you today? What are you making now?
We farm. But I garden in 2 plots in town. One at my father’s home & 2nd at my house. I planted both, but harvested very little at my father’s home. His cook took care of that.
Our farms are clay loam dryland farms. But I have an orchard next to my home at the farm. Some are young trees 4-5 years old. Others are 50+ years old.
Plan to pick the Hachiya Japanese Persimmons tomorrow. Bird are beginning to work on them. I’ll have to pick and wait for them to ripen, some of them I’ll dry.
We’re getting pecans now, but we had a wet year and the rats and squirrels are tough competition on the pecans this year. I’m trapping the rats, they have over run the whole area.
My garden plot in town was not that large, but it was well composted and it did wonderful. Had very large tomato cages, but they totally over ran them.