I seem to keep griping about the heat. I really shouldn't give it such a bad rap. It has helped produce tons of squash and okra. In fact, the hotter it gets, the more the okra seems to like it. The squash, however, while producing well since the end of May have finally given up. The crispy plants were pulled and the ground will be allowed to rest for a bit until we gear up for fall planting. All rows of beautiful bean plants except one were pulled due to the fact there was not one single bean to be found. Lots of flowers, but NO beans. Because we are big believers in HOPE, we decided to save one row for posterity. Just maybe???? The tomatoes will probably go this weekend as they are TALL and they are CRISPY. Just a few tomatoes left to ripen and we'll call it a day. I will hate to go back to buying store tomatoes. Something is just not the same...
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| Okra grows and grows |
Still going strong are pumpkins and watermelons. The first pumpkin of the season was harvested on Saturday. It is a beautiful shade of orange...too bad Halloween isn't anywhere close...I am reading now to see how to preserve until witches and goblins appear...we still have approximately 6 more ripening....(you never know where one will pop up!)
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| First pumpkin of the season... |
On the watermelon front...there are 10 growing at the moment. We have 5 black diamond and 5 "regular" ones. They have absolutely taken over the place. I wonder if watermelon and pumpkin cross pollinate? What would that be? A pumpkermelon? A waterkin? A waterpump? (No....) or a pumpwater? (Nah....)...
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| Black Diamond....Yum.... |
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| And the "regular" variety |
Finally, the corn has started to show its tassels....it would be really exciting if we actually got an ear or two...with this heat however...
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| Corn Stalk Tassel |
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