I did pick another gallon of beans today. A couple meals will be held back and the rest blanched and frozen as the previous gallon.
I had to make freezer space for the beans and blackberries. I have an older friend who gave me my strawberry starts. He use to have rows of blackberries and sold them to a local store. He's down to one healthy row and makes wine from them. I'll pool my frozen berries with his and he's going to teach me how to make wine. His kid aren't interested.
As mentioned, the bean trellis is a solid mass. Not complaining. I've missed some and am setting aside older pods to dry on the vine with the end being seed saving. I've never saved bean seeds before. Leave them on the vine until late Fall, pick, shell, dry on a platter for a month and then refrigerate them?
My purple Hulled Peas (Crowder Peas) are really producing. Never grew them before. My understanding is to let them dry on the vine and harvest like the bean seed descibed above?? "They" say to let them turn purple before picking, but mine are only white. A few may have a faint purple color.
Potato vines have died back and I think I need to dig them. If it ever stops raining. First the excessive heat, now the daily rain. Can't get out in the garden without muck boots. Weeds are starting to take over.
Tomatoes are way behind. Still green. I did get one Brandywine. Softball sized. I got the plant from my Sister who got the seed from a friend. Sister starts another heirloom I gave her. I like my variety better. Not as runny as the Brandywine.
As said, I had to make freezer space for the beans. Pulled out gallons of berry and tomato juice from previous years and cooked down and canned.
Now all I have to do is find shelf space in the basement.
I had to make freezer space for the beans and blackberries. I have an older friend who gave me my strawberry starts. He use to have rows of blackberries and sold them to a local store. He's down to one healthy row and makes wine from them. I'll pool my frozen berries with his and he's going to teach me how to make wine. His kid aren't interested.
As mentioned, the bean trellis is a solid mass. Not complaining. I've missed some and am setting aside older pods to dry on the vine with the end being seed saving. I've never saved bean seeds before. Leave them on the vine until late Fall, pick, shell, dry on a platter for a month and then refrigerate them?
My purple Hulled Peas (Crowder Peas) are really producing. Never grew them before. My understanding is to let them dry on the vine and harvest like the bean seed descibed above?? "They" say to let them turn purple before picking, but mine are only white. A few may have a faint purple color.
Potato vines have died back and I think I need to dig them. If it ever stops raining. First the excessive heat, now the daily rain. Can't get out in the garden without muck boots. Weeds are starting to take over.
Tomatoes are way behind. Still green. I did get one Brandywine. Softball sized. I got the plant from my Sister who got the seed from a friend. Sister starts another heirloom I gave her. I like my variety better. Not as runny as the Brandywine.
As said, I had to make freezer space for the beans. Pulled out gallons of berry and tomato juice from previous years and cooked down and canned.
Now all I have to do is find shelf space in the basement.
i did some late summer potting Sunday afternoon. 16 okra and some cherry tomatoes. these tomatoes are quite small when ripe. about 1/4 or less of a reg cherry tom. but very sweet! ~ the okra popped up 3 days later. i watered thru the day, nursery spray, and was interesting to see it grow. Mother Nature at work...
