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Post by jezz on Aug 14, 2021 2:30:14 GMT -5
Later I am going to see if I can donate some freshly picked green beans and cucumber to the senior's home in town. What a great idea Islandgrl! You go girl. I give to my neighbor or sometimes a friend or two. Last year, omg, I had tons and tons of green beans. I had to scale down the amount of plants I was growing this year. In fact I scaled down the size of my garden. I'm only going to grow what I can eat. I grow herbs and hang dry them these days. AAUGH! I can't even give more away to my friends who obviously like the mass produced store bought or they just don't use much to flavor a dish. And I think too many people cook with prepared canned or frozen foods. With that herbs are just not needed. So this year, I've scaled down my nipping and drying. Many of my plants have gone crazy and too big. I've got plenty jarred up and saved in my cool basement. Will I give this up, I'll have to eventually. I just love the smell of fresh oregano, basil, and rosemary. I love being out in the garden eating fresh herbs while in there.
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Post by jezz on Aug 14, 2021 2:43:42 GMT -5
These are my butternut squash. Not ready to pick yet. Just two of them so far, I may not get more than that. Just enough for one.
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Post by islandgrl on Aug 15, 2021 7:24:07 GMT -5
I have squash like that but they are running wild on the ground. They are huge. Squash bugs don't bother with this variety much if at all. Did you have problems with squash bugs this year. We did but there was lots more planted than we can use. We will be gifting again this year.
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Post by islandgrl on Aug 17, 2021 8:31:46 GMT -5
Today it is raining lightly. Yesterday I picked my first batch of tomatoes. They are lovely. I made myself a tomato and cucumber salad with red onion and olive oil for lunch. Attachments:
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Post by islandgrl on Aug 20, 2021 20:03:25 GMT -5
picked more black berries, beans, corn, new potatoes and squash today. The tomatoes are riping too fast and they are huge. We weighed one and it was 2 1/2 pounds. They are perfect for hamburgers. I also filled up a box for an aunt. Gave her tomatoes, delecata and buttercup squash, cukes, beans, apple pepper, swish chard and a cabbage.
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Post by islandgrl on Aug 25, 2021 7:39:21 GMT -5
It has been very dry for a few weeks. Yesterday we had a nice shower. It didn't last long but enough to cool the plants. Too hot to garden and tomorrow will be a scorcher at 33*C. I am only out in the garden to take a look and rush back inside. The lawn needs cutting in spots but it will have to wait. I cut the edges a couple of days ago and had planned on cutting the whole thing but the rain came early. Took a break on Monday and I went to visit my sister in Sutton. Her garden wasn't good this year so I took her some veggies. I got a few rose cuttings that I have to get into the ground today or tomorrow. We have fog this morning so waiting until it is clear before going out. Is there something new to take a picture of?
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Post by islandgrl on Aug 26, 2021 11:45:09 GMT -5
Making blackberry juice today. Attachments:
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Post by islandgrl on Aug 29, 2021 21:01:39 GMT -5
I must get some pics of the squashes and melons. A lot of watermelons grew back from the seeds left in the garden last Fall. I ate two of them and gave some away. The cantaloupes and musk melons are still young. See you all here for some more goodies. A day later: I went to take the pictures promised and found ripe musk melon and cantaloupes. The musk melons fell off the vine when I tried to pick it up. They smell delicious. They will be in my breakfast tomorrow morning. Here is one patch here is one patch of the watermelons. _
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Post by islandgrl on Aug 30, 2021 20:15:28 GMT -5
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Post by islandgrl on Aug 30, 2021 20:21:23 GMT -5
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Post by islandgrl on Aug 30, 2021 20:37:31 GMT -5
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Post by islandgrl on Aug 30, 2021 20:41:07 GMT -5
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Post by islandgrl on Aug 30, 2021 20:45:35 GMT -5
The tomatoes are falling off the vine. First year growing tomatoes tied up with a string. Will get rid of the wire cages.
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time
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Post by time on Aug 31, 2021 12:54:52 GMT -5
Your gardens are beautiful! Your garden stories remind me of my vegetable garden southern Arizona. Insect pests troubled my garden and I know that spiders eat insects, so it seemed reasonable to introduce spiders into my garden. Not just any old spiders, what I had in mind were giant spiders, tarantulas, in fact. I figured big spiders would have big appetites and eat a lot of big insects. In southern Arizona when the monsoon season starts in the summertime, tarantulas go on walk-about; literally thousands blacken the rural roads. I took a five gallon bucket and scooped up a bunch of the rascals, put a lid on the bucket, and when I got home, I dumped them in the garden to feast on insects. Next morning I inspected the results, not a spider in sight! Apparently, they walked off in the night. I found one smashed in the street, but that was it. Later, I learned why; it has to do with sex, procreation and all that stuff. It seems the females seldom venture more than a few feet from their underground burrow, but in mating season, they emit powerful pheromones. The males then go on walk-about in search of females. The guys I captured were all males looking for love, and my garden was the wrong place!
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Post by Admin on Aug 31, 2021 19:33:25 GMT -5
I do like squash baked with butter and brown sugar, do you you ever grow spaghetti squash?
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