The vegetable garden is going swimmingly (where the heck does that phrase come from? and can one who can't swim "do swimmingly"?). I've picked two large batches of green and wax beens in the last week. I shared with the next door neighbor as trade for her blueberries.
Yesterday, along with picking green beans, I picked blackberries:
This batch was washed, dried and placed on cookie sheets then put in the freezer. Today I will put the frozen berries in jars, return them to the freezer and they will be good for making pancakes or breads. In the next week I should get another good batch of berries and maybe I'll make some jam. Wild blackberries have lots of seeds, so they aren't really good for for jam but the summer has been so dry that the berries aren't very sweet, so they need help. I won't have a problem with all the seeds, the jam just won't be something I can give as presents.
The corn and tomatoes are shaping up well; this is looking to be the best year for WS's corn that we have ever had (knock on wood):
The tomatoe plants too are a good size. This is only a portion of the plants:
I know you've seen tomatoes, but here are some of the green ones that have me beleiveing that this will be a good salsa year. The first picture is a bit disorientating until you realize that it is taken looking straight down thru the plant:
I've had to water quite a bit because the season has been so dry. We did actually get 1/4" Thursday, the first measureable rain we have had in a couple of weeks (and even that one was only 1/8"). HOwever, it has been warm and sunny, so the vegies have responded well.
If the weather holds, this should be a really good year for eating!
Wonderful, wonderful produce, Bogie. Please do remember that I like seeds in jam!
; )
Posted by: Cop Car | August 07, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Nice lookin' garden.
I don't know your location exactly, but here in extreme S. NH, I got hornworms on the tomatoes- lots of them- you get them?
Posted by: doubletrouble | August 10, 2010 at 03:31 PM
Cop CAr - Is that a big ol' hint or what? Hopefully I'll get around to the jam - it was easy to have big aspirations on the weekend. I'll see what Santa can do for you though.
Posted by: bogie | August 11, 2010 at 03:49 AM
Doubletrouble - We are in South Central NH and sometimes get the tomato hookworms. Haven't seen any this year, but did have them a couple of years ago.
Posted by: bogie | August 11, 2010 at 03:51 AM
Ohhhhhhhh YUM! I so envy you the blackberries! When we moved to our present home, I should have asked for help putting in a red raspberry garden, asparagus, and rhubarb. We're nearing the time when we will downsize, so I've missed my chance for these wonderful things.
My cherry and miniature pear tomatoes have really done well, but my full sized tomatoes are nowhere near the size of yours. Way to go, Bogie!
Posted by: buffy | August 15, 2010 at 08:12 PM