Although the summer heat and humidity is in full swing I have my eyes set on fall goodies. I ordered my end of summer plants from Tasteful Garden this week and they should be here next week. I also picked up 8 bags of cow manure for my raised gardens. I have a feeling the tomatoes and cucumbers sapped a lot of the good stuff out of the soil.
The cucumbers are nearing their end. I don't think the last couple are going to fully develop. Next year I think I'm going to do the cucumbers on an arbor. They got too crowded on the trellis I made for them. I under estimated how prolific they would be.
The red and yellow grape tomatoes have slowed on their ripening but there is still a lot of green ones and blooms so I think they will keep plugging along.
The beefsteaks are doing their thing as well as the black plum tomatoes. I probably have enough black plums to do another 2 pound bag for the freezer. I included some picks from my freezing frenzy.
I'll check back when I have my new plantings to give you the low down on what I have planned!
Stay cool!
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I can't wait to see! I envy your fortitude with the 8 bags of cow manure. I could use 8 bags of cow manure but the thought of heaving those forty pound bags exhausts me. I know I'm going to need more....
ReplyDeleteI'm a little perplexed as to how this is all going to work because my tomatoes and peppers are still clipping along and I have my soaker hose all entwined in the garden. I guess I will just put the manure on top and kind of work it in.
ReplyDeleteI froze more tomatoes last night, 6 more pounds (in two pound bags). I even mixed in some of the beefsteaks in with the black plums, we'll see what they taste like. I need to get a food mill because we don't like lumpy tomatoes in our sauce and chili.
I take pics this weekend!
Thanks for the reminder. I'm gonna head out to the Tasteful Garden site later and see if there's anything I can plant for my climate. I'm worried about getting plants in the heat, though. I wonder if they can survive the packaging?
ReplyDeleteI got all my veggies from TG last Thursday. Everything made it through shipping in the heat except the spinach, too tender. They were great though, they gave me a credit for those and I'll get them later in September, early October.
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