Things are moving right along in the garden for this time of year. The zucchinis are producing, cucumbers flowering, the second round of beets and carrots are coming along and the squash vines… they’re growing longer every day.
The beans though. I think we will be harvesting them through the end of september. We are picking roma beans and string beans right now…
With more on the way.
You can never have enough beans I say.
Roasted beets make a pretty delicious side dish too.
I’ll be making my first batch of zucchini bread today.
And probably another batch or two, or three in another 10 days because there are about 20 zucchini babies {all about this size} growing in the garden right now.
Snacking on a delicious pinecone.
Grow baby grow!
Dear little hubbard squash… you only have about 65 days to make it to full size. So get a move on!
Have you started your late fall/early winter vegetables yet?
Swiss chard and kale do great in cooler temps and are incredibly easy to grow.
Side dishes for tonight.
The view. It never gets old. 😉
Have a great day everyone,
~Mavis
Lunch Lady says
Hi Mavis,
Everything looks wonderful. I thought I would share I just harvested number 43 off my ONE zucchini plant. I wanted to keep track this year just to see how many there really are. So many more coming. Baked it, fried it, stuffed it, bread, the zucchini pie, grated it, froze it, shared it with friends and family, even eaten it raw in salads….there is no end in sight.
Amy says
Thanks, I love to see other people’s garden pictures!
I have a tomato problem that I’m sure others might also have. When I plant them they seem far enough apart (about 4 feet), I put tomato cages around them, but now it’s like a jungle. They’ve grown together, and it’s really hard to find the ripe tomatoes amongst all of their foliage. Do you have any suggestions on other ways to grow, train or tie them up? I’ve got a large garden, so space isn’t an issue, but I feel like I need to plant them 10 feet apart next year!
Carrie says
Picking the suckers off will give the plants more space.
Amy says
Thanks, I’ve always the watered and fertilized, never thought to prune them back.
Heidi P says
Love watching your garden grow & comparing it to my gardens progress.
I’m here in New England on an unexpected 10 day trip hoping my garden isn’t burning up in Portland, Oregon!
It’s beautiful here. I now know why you love it:)
Beth says
Your garden is inspiring! Mine is mostly dead, not surprising since in the Deep South we’ve had scorching days. I recently went on a trip of the perimeter of the western half of the US. It was amazing to me to see the differences in geographical features, but I also kept my eyes on crops that were being grown. We saw corn in every state but two (New Mexico and Arizona) and it was entertaining to say the least. Our corn down here was on the way out. The further north along the Mississippi River we got, the larger the corn until we got to the northwest. By the time we made it to Washington State, the corn was just starting. Then, returning south, it was the opposite. By Texas, we saw brown stalks in the field. I have decided that the US lives on corn!
Tracy says
Mavis, your veg looks fantastic. And I love seeing pics of others’ gardens. But I must say, there is no cuter view than a dog’s butt in the air.
Shari Jennings says
I love these photos – so beautiful! I always wanted to have my own vegetable garden 🙂
Mavis says
Thanks! I love seeing my garden through pictures!