I got to spend the day out on the land today. Managed to weed the entire strawberry patch, and it needed it! Between one thing and another, I hadn’t been able to pull weeds in over a month. The grass was knee-high in there!
I also found several ripe berries as I picked. About a pint of them made it home. That’s the advantage of everbearing varieties :)
The blackberries I planted this spring have half a dozen green berries forming. I was expecting it to be a year or two before they started producing. The elderberry bushes are also loaded with green berries.
I dosed my corn with mineral oil to prevent corn worms. Those are nasty little bugs, I’ve seen them take 3/4 of my crop before. Never again!
I also picked a few green beans while I was there. I’m growing dry beans, but the directions all say to pick the first flush as green beans, so the plants will produce more. I’m doing a controlled test of that advice, because I couldn’t reach one end of the bean patch. If one end produces more than the other, we’ll have our answer.
My hours are finally picking up at work, so I may not have to find a third job just yet! This summer cut it a lot closer than I like.
Glad to hear about your garden success, and good to hear about your job hours.