We didn’t care for the beet greens that I tried to make once. They sure were pretty though. But the beets themselves are my favorite vegetable that I grow.
We have had SO MUCH RAIN, it’s ridiculous! 9” by us these past two weeks! I’m fearing for my potatoes in the lower garden. The drainage down there isn’t all that good and potatoes do NOT like to be in wet soil. The ones I’ve dug so far have been superb, so I hope I don’t lose them. We’re to have a few dry days now, so that will help everything. I’ll check later, but I’ll guarantee the melons are loving all of this wet!
The kitchen garden is soaked, but things seem to be hanging in there; raised beds, good drainage. My Gladiolus are blooming - but so far no other colors than yellow. I guess I’ll take yellow, then! *SHRUG*
I have been waging WAR with Tomato Hornworm! Luckily, they’ve only found a yellow cherry tomato on the deck, but I am being vigilant about the rest of the garden. I’ve killed THREE of them so far, and there was one crawling across the living room floor last night. (#4 got flushed down the loo!) I cannot imagine how it got in the house! *SHUDDER* Gawd, they’re AWFUL and will STRIP your tomato plant of its leaves within hours. I should’ve taken pictures of the damage they did to the plant, but she’s recovering already, just two days later.
Please pray for those a bit south of us, those west of us and those way up north from us. A LOT of farming friends have lost crops this season due to so much rain and the flooding in our state is something we’ve not seen in decades. I mean, there are always areas that flood, but the flooding is VERY wide-spread this season. :(
Beau is optimistic. He said this morning, ‘The DROUGHT starts, TODAY!’ Goofball. :)
I make beet chips paint with olive oil and salt. Great snacker.