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| Alee |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 06:34:31 AM
I finally got some produce from my garden!!
We have had several tomatoes from the garden and a few I pulled slightly early because I was worried that I might lose them at the peak due to slugs or something.
I also have been harvesting Swiss Chard for over a month and a half now. I think that stuff can grow 6 inches in a night it seems! I have taken two HUGE bags of the stuff to co-works, juiced it, wilted it and eaten it raw. It still is taking over my garden!! Talk about an over achiever! LOL
Yesterday I harvested and ate my first cucumber that I have EVER grown! It was so exciting and rewarding! I am very pleased!
I am just waiting for my watermelon and cantelope to mature. They are going to be so so yummy!!
How are your gardens doing?
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 1:39:58 PM
I'm jealous too! We had such a strange year here: wettest May on record, then virtually no rain in June or July. My poor lettuce all washed out of the ground, and my basil never got above 6 inches high. But my pole beans are looking to be spectacular in a few days! And I may actually get a few tomatoes this year. I'll be as proud of them as you are of your cuke. |
| embchicken |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 12:14:39 PM
Alee~ I am so jealous of you and your cukes. I was abe to harvest one before the groundhog got to them. Groundhog ate my peas and stringbeans. My squash plants blossomed but then the blooms fell off and ...nothing. I did have a lot of sunflowers, strawberries, i had my first red tomato today, I picked it for the same reason you did. I have a lot of green ones getting ready to ripen. Potatoes and carrots are in the ground. September I'll harvest them. My mint, basil, oregano, thyme, rue and patchouli are doing really well. I have canteloupes and watermelon too - but not much activity there. The good thing is I am rethinking what to grow for next year - never too early to start planning!
~ Elaine
Farmgirl sister #2822
"Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things." ~Saki
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| Farmer Judy |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 12:03:51 PM
Alee, congrats on your cuke!!! I have gotten Lettuce, Eggplant, Yellow squash, zuchinni,tomatoes and radishes....all in the last week, nothing but the lettuce before that. What a weird summer.
God bless,
Judy
Born a city girl but a farm girl at heart!
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| mydakota |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 11:41:24 AM
Oh. And Broccoli. I almost forgot the broccoli.
HearthCricket Farm. Where the door is always open, and the coffee is always on. |
| Dorinda |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 11:32:22 AM
Alee, Unfortunately my spring garden is over here in Florida but have started preparing for my fall garden. I got lots of Tomatos, potatoes, squash and zucchinni out of my spring garden. I did not plant any peas or okra for summer this year. To busy taking care of other things. But I am looking forward to my fall garden! I planted a few thornless blackberries for next year and also strawberries. I am going at the end of this month and pick up a few peach and pecan trees to add to my garden.
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 08:59:49 AM
Congrats, Alee! Your first cuke ever! That's fun. :)
We have only harvested a small amount of green beans (just last night). Our garden is so very sad this year. :( I have to believe that next year will be better!
--* FarmMilkMama *--
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Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
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| mydakota |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 08:29:55 AM
So far I have harvested Swiss Chard, 3 kinds of lettuce, spinach, mustard greens, strawberries, asparagus, yellow squash, zucchini, peas and a few baby potatoes, garlic, mint, chives, rosemary, and rhubarb. I think that is everything. I have LOADS of tomatoes on the vine, but so far none have ripened. I figure about 2 weeks. Fun, isn't it? :-)
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