[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

This week, along with our usual garden reports and problems solutions, let’s share recipes or ideas for eating Straight From The Garden. My garden is starting to explode, but I don’t have quite enough to start canning things quite yet. Still, I want to enjoy what I have on hand, as this season is fleeting!

Benedictine Spread

1 8oz block of cream cheese, softened

1 average cucumber, pealed, halved, seeds removed, roughly chopped

1/3 cup fresh dill

2 scallions, coarsely chopped

2 Tbsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. Mayonnaise

S & P to taste

Platter of cut up fresh veggies from the garden for dipping: carrots, bell peppers, radishes, celery, zucchini, pea pods, cherry tomatoes, green beans and hearty crackers or crostini.

Process cream cheese, cucumber, dill, scallions, lemon juice and mayo in a food processor until combined and creamy. Season with S&P. Plate and garnish with more dill or chives on top. Serve with the veggies and crackers.

[tennmountainman]

Morning.

[Bon of Babble]

We have heat coming on - but not as bad as in other parts of the state (mostly north of us) that will get temps of over 110 over the weekend. 110 is a whole 'nother level.

Meanwhile:

I have beautiful hollyhocks this year:

Lots of bees on this ( Achillea or Yarrow):

Neighbor came over complaining that he'd found a large bee hive around his shed - the city wants $500 to remove it. Now I know where all the bees are coming from.

Also popular with bees - but it is poisonous (related to morning glories) - and I wonder if the bees are making poisoned honey?

And finally - husband tore out all our grass last year - pup loves grass so I got him this small patch that he loves to lay in.

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Good Morning! :-)

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

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[daniel1212]

Here in MA we are having a very atypical rainy and cooler July, with rain almost every day or ever other day recently, and forecasting that or the chance of it and cloudy days for the next week. Remnant of tropical storm was just part of it. Which has resulted in more diseased tomato plants and stunted growth. Praying for sunny days (only .one forecast for the next 10). Maybe we are in Oregon.

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[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

I don’t want to jinx it but my tomatoes and eggplants are doing AMAZING!

My peppers are doing quite well also.

I started some brussel sprout seeds in the greenhouse which were supposed to take 2 weeks to germinate but it only took 3 days for them to sprout.

I am going to have a ton of eggplants, Kyoto & Beatice mostly, and elam looking for recipes and storage ideas.

I mostly eat them sliced and pan roasted with my breakfast.

[tubebender]

Posting this photo for Eric in the Ozarks..