Just trying to keep my lawn and trees alive. Gave up on the garden for now. Our forecast is a broken record. Highs at 105 - 107 for the rest of this week, and may drop to 103 by Tuesday.
Well, I double posted, turned myself in, and the Mods deleted BOTH of my posts. So, here goes again.
I harvested 3 cucumbers, 1 zucchini, and a handful of peas this AM. The peas are producing, despite their late planting and the high heat we’ve been enduring. I identified 8-10 watermelons coming along. The largest is Dodge Ball sized and the smallest is jawbreaker sized. They look very happy tied up on their trellis. Thank You, Justadumbblonde. Last night I brought in a double handful of cherry tomatoes.
I have many, many large, green tomatoes, but none are ripe yet. I further spotted at least one new Flying Saucer Squash forming but I didn’t have time to explore the garden any further. It’s quite a tangle out there. I did see lots of squash blossoms with bees buzzing in them. I didn’t check too closely. I didn’t want to embarrass my squash “in the act”. **blush**
When do I harvest potatoes? Do I wait until the leaves turn brown? They are all flopping over, but they are not brown yet.
Despite the fact that I keep cutting chunks off my fennel plant to give away, it is enormous. Not as big as the one I grew (as a volunteer) in California which approached 6 feet tall, but it’s sure big for Wisconsin. It’s pushing 3 feet and is very bushy. Since I use it only in omelets — a pinch at a time — I have way more fennil than I can possibly use. Suggestions?
I’ve gotta run. I need to set the sprinkler on that garden. No rain in the past week. I was having my 50 year old chimneys tuck pointed the past week, and the workmen disconnected all my hoses for the morter.
We’re putting cheesecloth around some of our okra plants for the seed. We have so many HUGE okra fruit drying on the plant, we’ve decided to save some for seed. It may be a good idea, when our community garden gets going, I’ll have seed to share with the gardeners. I’m also thinking of putting herb pots on the uprights in the garden area. Urban Farm has some great ideas for such things.