Right now the garden is in a holding pattern.
Almost all of the tomatoes are green, and the squash are getting nice and fat.
This time of year is the best part, but waiting for everything to ripen, is hard. Mostly because I know that when it does, it will be pandemonium trying to get everything processed and canned before it goes bad. Luckily the squash will keep all winter long in the pantry, but the tomatoes are going to be another story.
Although I’m pumped about the tomatoes, I also pretty freakin’ excited about this years pumpkin patch. Never before have we grown such a variety of pumpkins {and squash}. So as long as there is not any early frost, or something dramatic happens, The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and her friends should have plenty of heirloom pumpkins to choose from for their Harvest Party this October.
And the winter squash isn’t looking to bad either. I should have planted a few more, but I think between the Spaghetti Squash, Sweet Meat, Acorn and {hopefully} Butternut squash, there should be plenty to get us through the winter.
Walla Walla Onions, Dinosaur Kale, Purple Cabbage, Beets, Zucchini, and Potatoes.
Life is good!
How is YOUR garden doing? Still alive and kicking? Or are you ready to be done with it?
~ Mavis
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Susan says
I have a MOUNTAIN of pattypans and zucchini to deal with TODAY! I will put some out by the road for FREE.
Green and yellow beans will be ready to harvest in a few days. Peas, too. Got a late start on everything.
Have had a few ripe tomatoes (YUM!!) and so have the slugs,too.
Still lots of mesculin lettuce. We have really good luck with it.
Amanda B says
Garden is doing great! (post on my blog a couple days ago, if you’d like to see) Peppers have been ready for weeks, but I’ve been waiting for the tomatoes(slowpokes!) to ripen so I can do salsa! Lots of squash, for two people anyway, getting HUGE. I’ve been given the word to dig our potatoes if I need any, rather than buy more for a while. Carrots starting to look good sized. Cabbage ditto. Just planted kale, spinach, swiss chard and beet for fall, so we’ll see how they do!
Jenn says
Just harvested the last of our green beans (pulled the plants up) Still getting lots of tomatoes each day to can as stewed tomatoes and make salsa with. I’ve got 3-4 good size pumpkins and a couple small ones out of the 12 plants I did 🙁 I have MAJOR white powdery mildew on all of my squash plants. I ripped all but one zucchini plant up and i’m trying to cut back/treat the pumpkins, acorn and spaghetti squash. That stuff is SO frustrating! Got the last of the cantelope and I’m going to plant carrots, beets, lettuce and kale in that bed.
Then sugar snap peas will be planted in a couple weeks outside. I love gardening!
Heather T. says
I just picked beans and tomatoes today along with 2 zucchinis and 1 summer squash I made v-8 two days ago and it was awesome so I think another batch is in order. stuff is starting to die off of course but the tomatoes are loaded and the pole beans started late but are making up for that now.
Christopher says
Hi Mavis,
About the green tomatoes, Last winter I rushed to pick all the green tomatoes before the first freeze. I put every one of them, at all different stages of “green” into one large, galvanized wash pan and let them sit in my dining room. They ripened here and there for two months! None of them spoiled, but the little ones never ripened and I just threw what was left away at the end.
Ronni says
I don’t have a garden, but your blog inspires me! Now…. I just have to convince my husband.