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YAY !!!

Lots of rain and more potatoes, squash, cucumbers, okra, and limas are up. As well as lots more weeds.

Sunny I"m gonna have to taste rhubarb. Do you shred it?

No, I peel the stringy parts off but leave the peel on the smaller ones...then cut into small chunks. The red variety is the sweetest.

Thanks. Bet I can find some at the farmers market.

Another point...I like it mixed with Apple's in a pie....a lot of people mix it with strawberries, but I like the apple/ rhubarb mix.

I think I have seen apple rhubarb jelly at the farmers market. But I didn't get there this morning. I'll look next week.

I have not ever had it make in a savory dish, but it is quite good in a pie.

I picked up carrot seeds...I also have my pole bean seeds that Junie sent me last year. I now save seeds from them since they are an heirloom variety...every time we'll eat them I'll think of her kindness

It was my pleasure !!! I hope they grow well for you.

I replanted a few squash seeds. Things just are not progressing as usual.

I am so envious of you all......Next year, I will be back at it....

You"ll find a good farmers market and be glad for the year off.

Thanks, I sure hope so !

2:54 PM

It's overcast today so I got to the garden early, around 9:00 AM, and planted some tomatoes, that I had in the little greenhouse, in buckets because I'm not overcrowding the raised beds. I way overplanted seeds this year and it forever for some of them to get big enough to put in the garden. I'm taking the other ones to the raised beds the kids and I are growing at the church.

It's so humid I had to get directly in the shower when I came in so I just now got finished cleaning up the house and am just now having lunch.

sounds good ! yay for you !!!

10:39 PM

Didn't mention this morning that I'm eaten alive with mosquito bites. We have our yard sprayed but water is standing places due to the humidity accumulation.

sorry about the mosquitoes, Sheri. I think I have them in my house...

Terminix is coming to help take care of mine tomorrow.

Good for you !!!

The peas are definitely finished because they're beat down by the rain. And it's still raining. weeds every where. I'm going to run in between the rain drops tomorrow to pull a few of them out.

sorry for the weeds..I remember it rained here in IL so much one year that many people just mowed their gardens over--there was no other way....
point is it is not only you and it is not only in "your neck of the woods".. I hope your weather improves soon.

If only the plants grew like the weeds...we would be o.k.

I picked up my tomato, cuke and pepper plants yesterday

I didn't even go to the garden today except to look at the squash plants. Maybe tomorrow.

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Trust words were never spoken....

I covered the potatoes and pulled a few weeds. I need to pull out the dried up peas so the okra will have room to grow.

I pulled up the dried up peas and saved some for the fall garden I'm planning. I cleaned out as much grass as I could get out and once again fertilized the squash. I can't imagine not having squash but it's not looking good.

We planted our carrots seeds...we are still getting frost so we'll have to wait for the rest.

The squash has blooms so maybe I'll get some squash after all. The tomato plants are gigantic with a few blooms but only a few actual tomatoes. What a year this has been.

well that sounds good to me----and if nothing else, you can bread & fry the squash blooms---that is yummy

I've never eaten squash blooms but I know they're sold at the farmers market for like $5.00 a flower.

All of my garden has poked through the soil.

So far we have potatoes, carrots, different beans, onions, cukes, peppers, tomatoes and white pumpkins(GG wanted those).

Ghost pumpkins. Kids favorites.

White pumpkins are so pretty for decorating.

Ate squash from the garden last night and brought in a few more today. So far only 1 cucumber. I have green tomatoes on the vine and worms right along with them. Never had tomato worms before. I sprayed them with soap so we shall see.

I love white pumpkins for Autumn decorating with crayons...

This is my church garden. Looks a lot better than my home garden.

It sure does look nice...

Here are the tomato plants after being under the canopy for several days. They look better but will never recover.

Squash and cucumbers are producing enough for us to eat but not enough to share unless we want to do without - which I'm selfish with my squash and don't.

Remember the sunflower ditch. Here they are.

Wow...I have never seen such a tomato plant. It is amazing what one can do...great job and thanks for sharing. It is nice to see you as well

Yes they are.impressive.

My garden is coming along nicely...I am so thankful.