So, it's been a very long time since my last post.
Honestly, with work and friends and pets and life-things, I've been very
busy! (But in a good way.) The garden has required very little work
in the last few weeks. I've kept an eye out for problems - and caught a
few - but other than watering, little has been necessary.
I've gotten to watch the vines continue to grow out
of control. Some of the gourd vines have grown up and then back down the
five-foot tall tepee, and one of the gourds is getting its final color, which
is a surprise, since I planted a mixed pack of seeds! I also picked my
first asparagus bean, which I'm estimating at a foot and a half in length!
The bees absolutely love the cantaloupe flowers, so
I'm hoping to get a couple of healthy fruits off of them this year (it would be
a first for me in melons - fingers crossed!) The itty bitty cucumbers are
present in spades, and even the squash plants near the potatoes are producing.
Speaking of potatoes, I dug up the Red Pontiacs a couple of weeks ago.
Not a bumper crop, but still enough for dinner! They were
delicious. I also took a stab at making kale chips, which were a success!
I can now see the tops of the onions above the dirt, and the carrots are
probably ready to pull. I should keep more careful track of harvest
dates, but with less sun, I feel that everything in my garden takes a little
longer to ripen than generally prescribed.
