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It has been a few weeks since I posted, but the garden has still been growing. We are seeing signs of good things to come - including corn that is taller than our fence, cascading squash and melons, and miniature versions of things like squash and melons.
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Earlier in the week or maybe last weekend, I pulled the peas and planted new radishes and cucumbers, since we loved and ate all the radishes and the cucumbers in the second bed are starting to be outgrown by the sweet potatoes, strawberries, and marigolds. The radishes haven't popped up yet but it might be too hot.
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Over in the herb forest, the smallest box with the most fast-growing plants, some herbs were starting to take over. I had planted Vietnamese coriander without a plan for it, and it would have filled the entire yard if I'd let it. I actually pulled it up completely. The lemon grass I cut down at the base, washed it and it is currently drying on the kitchen table. I know a lot of people cook with it, but I'm planning to put it in a tea blend, because it is so refreshing over ice!
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Some of the tomato plants have been growing into giants, particularly the yellow pear that I grew from seed. I've been out every day trying to add extra support and taking off the fruit that the birds have chomped out of. One plant produced puzzling mushy fruit but hopefully it was just a result of several days of thunderstorms. We have been eating small handfuls of the hybid cherry and the sweet 100s, but still waiting for the heirloom plants to ripen.
I need to plant pumpkins soon, and have been contemplating planting them on the hillside outside of our fence. Technically it is still our land, and I'd love to see vines crawling around that hillside! They would get plenty of sun, so it might be a good plan. I've been weeding around the watermelon plants today, and they really reach out and grab the plants growing around the vines. At least on the hill there would be less to contend with.
Looking very good!
ReplyDeleteIf you plant pumpkins, you might look out for 2 varieties: kabocha squash actually make really good pumpkin pie (and are what's in the "pumpkin" in a can), and Rouge vif d'Etamps (the "cinderella" pumpkin) is cultivated especially for soups.
You can dry your herbs quite well with a box fan and two filters of the sort used for your central heating / air. Just use bungee cords to strap them onto the box fan, with the herbs in between. Alton Brown does it this way, and it yields wonderful herbs which haven't lost their flavor or color.
(ALso: would you consider going back to the old-style comment box? This kind is harder to use.)
David, I haven't changed the comment box at all. What do you see compared to what you saw before?
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