There is so much going on in the garden lately, it’s hard to keep up on my picture taking. I feel like I’m barely keeping my head above water with trying to take care of all the different veggies we are growing this year.
The Irish Eyes sunflowers I planted are blooming like crazy. The bees LOVE them!
The Roma tomatoes that started off with blossom end rot are on the mend.
Swiss Chard? Ya, it’s still there.
The bean teepee is rocking.
The vines are super healthy and the Italian beans I planted should be ready to pick in another 2 days or so. I planted 5 hills of Hubbard Squash at the base of the teepees this spring, and they are now starting to climb the teepee poles. It’s awesome!
I’m hoping for about 20 -25 Hubbard Squash this fall. What I’m going to do with all that squash is another story.
The Walla Walla onions are doing amazingly well too. This is the first year I have been really successful with onions. I think the cold and damp spring we experienced up here in the Seattle area really made a difference this year.
It seems like we are picking green beans every day now. Which is good, just labor intensive. This year I planted both bush and pole beans. Maybe it’s all in my head, but I think the bush beans take longer to pick.
And the pumpkins… Oh Happy Day. Every time I look out the back window, I see a mini forest of pumpkin vines. I’m hoping to get some serious poundage from these babies. I think I planted 11 different varieties. I wonder how many I’ll get? Hopefully a couple hundred pounds.
I think in the next week or two things are going to start to get a little crazy around here. With the temps the way the are, and all these vegetables growing like mad, I may need to hire some help to pick all the veggies that will be rolling in.
Ha! We’ll see.
So how are YOU coping with the heat?
Are you doing most of your gardening at 6am these days?
At night? Mavis wants to know.
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Susan says
Yes! I am literally out watering before 6 am. And harvesting lettuce, pattypans and zucchini.
Granddaughters flowers are blooming! She will be excited when she comes over Monday.
I absolutely HATE heat!! If it’s over 70 degrees, it’s too hot for me. I LOVE our NW weather ( normally)
We have central air – just for these couple of weeks of heat it is so worth it! I have been mostly indoors – no shopping- no great deals. Thankful for stockpile!! 🙂
Chela says
I think we have at least 25 sweet meat squash, they are going crazy. I can harldy keep up with all the picking and canning. It is looking like green beans and tomatoes will be ready soon. Do you do anything as far as preserving beet greens? If we dont feel like eating them at the time, they go to the chickens.
Mavis says
I have a few of those growing on the hill side and I’m excited to try the this year as they are new to me. 🙂
Denise says
I know, this heat is killing me! Grateful for the in-law’s pool and ac! My tomatoes do love it though, and my pumpkin vines are really taking off. I don’t have any actual pumpkins larger than a cherry tomato yet though, is that normal? I planted cinderellas this year.
Mary Ann says
Everything looks so gorgeous! I’m jealous. 🙂 My small So Cal garden is nearing the end now. So sad.
I can’t wait to see all of your pumpkins!
Don says
Mavis has got me so envious. I mean it seriously. I am still planning on moving to the GH area for many reasons.
1. the mild summer temp, my wife and I are sick of the heat. Altho it was cooler here yesterday than GH.
2. To have even a small garden here costs a small fortune in water. ie $150.00 a month for watering 4 tomato plants, 4 bell pepper and 3 20 foot rows of okra.
3. I love the rain since I don’t see much in southern Arizona.
4. Our niece lives in GH and rants about how much nicer it is there than here. I can’t wait to prove her correct.
I search daily for real estate listings containing 1 1/2 – 2 acres, close or on a busy road for a roadside stand for my veggies.
Mavis, good luck in reaching you ton of food this year.