Evening Drumbo, hugs.
How did your garden do this year?
Corn and potatoes were a total bust. The corn wasn’t fit for cattle feed and the potatoes were peanut sized - the ground was just too hard and dry and I couldn’t afford to water it thoughout the drought. I grew Roma tomatoes and canned and dried a bunch - in fact, I still have a few in the dehydrator I picked today although it was in the 30s for a while the last few nights. Peppers have been plentiful and I’ve canned and dried a lot and made yummy chilli powder. Pinto Beans did okay, red beans, not so much and other than a few early onions they didn’t do much more than bloom. Starwberries had a short season in early spring but were plentiful. Blueberries and grape vines were dammaged when my trellis blew down in the Spring storm that left us without power for a week, so no jelly this year - but the pear tress produced more than I’ve seen in 7 years. I’ve canned pears and gallons of pear butter, made cinnimon pear chips and there’s still fruit on the trees I’ll harvest this week if I find time. The peppers and pears made up for the losses this year so I’m content. Chilli powder, cayannes and habinaros are in demand and I have a waiting list for pear butter, so I’m tickled. No one lines up for potatos and corn anyway, but I’ve got loads of fodder shocks (corn stalks) for decorations at church.