Hello friends.
Let’s cut to the chase. Where have I been? Well, not around, but not in jail. Does this clear it up? Good.
The garden has been quite productive this summer. We have enjoyed modest yields of peas, green beans, cucumbers, carrots, Swiss chard, a variety of lettuces and recently have had our first tastes of tomatoes, onions and garlic. We have some fennel and cabbage that are about ready to harvest. Now, let me remind you that this garden has been 100% organic and all started from seeds. We have even begun to save aside some dry seeds for future gardens. Ahh, the circle begins.
Ever try fresh cucumber in your glass of water?
Musical Fruit?
Tomatoes, onins, carrots, oh my!
Slices of heaven, and lycopene!
I see cole slaw in your future.
Future green beans begat from our current green beans.
The heat this summer has been just tremendous. A day missed watering sent the garden in to a spiral of wilt and sag. I, myself was in the same spiral. I don’t deal well with the heat, especially the wave we have had this summer.
Many tomatoes are ripening and there’s a new batch of Swiss chard ready for a skillet and some good bacon. We have had some rain recently (finally), but the earth seems to just turn it straight into humidity. So, on a recent watering I was talking and caressing a sagging squash vine (very important) when i discovered this…
Fall must be knockin'!
This is the first of the squash, butternut to be exact. I’m hoping for many more and also some acorn squash. I better go start weaving my cornucopia!
Good to be here again,
FV
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