gardening 17 Jun 2006 04:41 pm
A Garden Journal Entry…
- the cucumbers are beginning to be abundant! Yesterday we ate 5 and today I made freezer pickles out of another five plus a vidalia from the produce market yesterday. No time for canning but I really, really want to make some batches of Bread and Butters before the summer’s end.
- The corn is waist high and starting to put out those feathery looking tops. The lettuce is thick and high and seems to enjoy being picked over every other day for a salad. The cilantro went *crazy*.
- The peas are Pathetic. Huge long vines but only a few pods. And now the bottoms are dying so they are at their end. No idea what I did wrong.
- Prolific green beans! I blanched and froze three bags today. One of those was thanks to a contribution from our Most Wonderful Landlord, who stopped by yesterday with the beans, some squash, and 18 of his perfect eggs.
- God has made letting go of my garden quite a bit easier! My dear friend is going to be renting this place after us!! She’s a kindred spirit and I know my garden is good hands. I tried transplanting a few things the other day and they are surviving but not very happy about it; I’m going to just leave most everything behind for her. The plants are happier that way and maybe it will some comfort to my friend, who will be leaving a much-loved garden of her own behind. I’m more than satisfied just knowing I can find out if the corn did well and if the tomatoes really were as prolific as predicted. Once again, God is in the details.
- Richard, Chipotle, and the Six Redheads are doing fine. They are growing so fast! I’m going to need a bigger brooding box for them before week’s end or they’ll be flying out!
