We are still in our cooler spell. I was a little chilly during my walkabout this morning.
Our work crew just did 4 hours yesterday and won't be back until Monday when they will paint the garage roof. They got a lot accomplished in 4 hours.
This all that remains of the monster Elm tree downed by a tornado several years ago. It was still alive when they began.
I thinks he has gone as far as he can with it. I hope it will die now!
This is what I see from the garden now....used to be almost a solid wall of sapling trees 8 feet tall, brambles, poke weed, and various other weeds.
This is taken from another angle to show the huge amount of clean ground I now have. I am standing on the west end looking northeast.
I think I will make this the new berry patch so I can keep a closer eye one it than way out back in the orchard proper. Speaking of berries, I knew I would wait until cooler weather to plant my new 6 little potted Kiowa blackberries so I re-potted them in gallon size pots and have them in afternoon shade until I am ready.
I spent the morning cleaning the garden fence row and picking my first small harvest besides the green beans from a few days ago.
A few Jalapeno, bell and cheese peppers, onion, volunteer cucumbars and one eggplant. I think there was a handful of green beans. This new kind will never be planted again. I am sticking to Trail of Tears and Fortex.
I am pretty sure the eggplant was Rosa Bianca and true to the description, no bitterness and was delicious.
Even my non-veggie eating GD liked it! I just sliced it tossed it with salt and when the griddle was hot, rinsed it off, coated the griddle with oil and fried it until tender. We tossed parmesan cheese on top to eat.
Unfortunately the big one came alone and the others are just blooms now.
I want to try sauteing, yellow squash, onion and a variety of peppers for lunch. Still no tomatoes but I hear a local neighbor has sweet corn and we may have to buy some. My corn is just now filling out.
Late in the afternoon, I made an angel food cake. I had a surplus of eggs and still have two dozen ahead.
The GD and friends went frog gigging last night and only got three. I have warned them I will not cook frog legs!!!
Our work crew just did 4 hours yesterday and won't be back until Monday when they will paint the garage roof. They got a lot accomplished in 4 hours.
This all that remains of the monster Elm tree downed by a tornado several years ago. It was still alive when they began.
I thinks he has gone as far as he can with it. I hope it will die now!
This is what I see from the garden now....used to be almost a solid wall of sapling trees 8 feet tall, brambles, poke weed, and various other weeds.
This is taken from another angle to show the huge amount of clean ground I now have. I am standing on the west end looking northeast.
I think I will make this the new berry patch so I can keep a closer eye one it than way out back in the orchard proper. Speaking of berries, I knew I would wait until cooler weather to plant my new 6 little potted Kiowa blackberries so I re-potted them in gallon size pots and have them in afternoon shade until I am ready.
I spent the morning cleaning the garden fence row and picking my first small harvest besides the green beans from a few days ago.
A few Jalapeno, bell and cheese peppers, onion, volunteer cucumbars and one eggplant. I think there was a handful of green beans. This new kind will never be planted again. I am sticking to Trail of Tears and Fortex.
I am pretty sure the eggplant was Rosa Bianca and true to the description, no bitterness and was delicious.
Even my non-veggie eating GD liked it! I just sliced it tossed it with salt and when the griddle was hot, rinsed it off, coated the griddle with oil and fried it until tender. We tossed parmesan cheese on top to eat.
Unfortunately the big one came alone and the others are just blooms now.
I want to try sauteing, yellow squash, onion and a variety of peppers for lunch. Still no tomatoes but I hear a local neighbor has sweet corn and we may have to buy some. My corn is just now filling out.
Late in the afternoon, I made an angel food cake. I had a surplus of eggs and still have two dozen ahead.
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The GD and friends went frog gigging last night and only got three. I have warned them I will not cook frog legs!!!
