So, I am all about Christmas in July. In fact, we are having
our first (hopefully annual) Christmas in July party in just a week, however,
Halloween in July?! Please someone explain to me why I have 7 ripe
pumpkins sitting in my dining room? Granted, they are not as big as I
thought they were going to be, but I think the lack of rain and extreme heat
has contributed. I can only water so much, you know? So, in denial,
I ignore the slowly turning pumpkins.....then I looked it up to prove myself
right......guess what? I was wrong....evenly colored with hard rinds......check
and check. Good grief! Now what do I do? Thank goodness we
have a brand new patch of pumpkin blossoms popping up so we might have
something in October!
In other news, we
(meaning Mike) made 19 jars of pickles and we're about to fill the freezer with
yellow squash. The garden for the most part is under control.......not!
Still going nuts but not as aggressively.
There WERE
19 jars! I just gave some away....for which I've had my hand
slapped....apparently these are bargaining pickles
Yellow
squash...ok, so not the best picture I've ever taken, but these drawers are
nearly full and I wasn't hauling them out just to snap shots....you get the
idea.
Can anyone
else top my marigold bush?? I planted along the edge of the planter box
as a nature pest repellent....umm....they all grew!
our one and
only watermelon....sad
squash with
tons of new stuff going on
Zucchini.....we
had 3 bushes, but the squash/zucchini bugs took out one, but once I ripped it
out, the other 2 seem to be perking up a little...yes the yellow looks a little
sad, but not to worry.
the pumpkin
field......the yellowed leaves......direct sun area...poor things
patch at the
other side of the pumpkin patch that is brand new and abundant with blossoms
beans....yay.
The garden
continues.....
This reminds me of the time my mother grew strawberries. We wound up eating canned strawberry jam for about 6 years. No kidding!
ReplyDeleteThose pumpkins can be used to make all kinds of things! Then again, there's the potential roasted seeds. Yum.
Sweet garden. It's a lot of work, but it sure is gratifying.