It was another beautiful weather week here in Central Missouri. Mrs. Augie and I dragged the toy hauler down to Lucas Oil Speedway last Wednesday for the annual Hockett/McMillen memorial race. Had a great time. Only needed a hoody the first night. After that it was all shorts and a t-shirt.
Got home yesterday afternoon, unpacked/cleaned up the camper, and got a good start on re-packing for the annual pilgrimage to sunny Florida. We don’t drag the camper along on that deal so have to be a bit more conservative with what we put in the truck. It’s important to leave enough free space to load a few cases of Yuengling for the return trip.
After the packing business was done I checked out the victory garden. Okra is out of control. Tomatoes rotting on the vine. Peppers are out of control. Pole beans are well on their way to a bumper crop of shell beans. It’s hard to look at those loaded vines and not pick any beans, but I’ve got enough canned to supply a small army so there’s really no reason to pick more now.
The baby cabbages don’t seem to like the heat we’ve been having and just aren’t taking off like they should, so a fall crop is looking iffy at this point. The sweet corn on the other hand, is going like crazy. It was knee high when we left last Wednesday. Now it’s chest high. It’s too big to get the tiller between the rows so I top-dressed with urea this morning and put the sprinkler on it for a few minutes to help dissolve the fertilizer into the soil. I expect it will be in full tassle by the time we get back from the GoM.
“It’s important to leave enough free space to load a few cases of Yuengling for the return trip.”
Priorities! :)
Well, I expect that you are off to FL now! Your corn should be ready when you get back! I used to take either MO Hwy 13 or US 65 to go see my parents in Mtn Home when they were alive. Wheatland is somewhere right between them.
Have a great trip!