A May that was all rain, and a June
that had virtually no rain made
for some difficult gardening,
...string beans planted twice that never came up
...ears of corn that never filled out
...and a poor crop of broccoli
But, some things did really well,
...zinnias, sunflowers, black-eyed susans, and
morning glories are plentiful--the morning
glories are covering the fence on
the east side of the henhouse and have
found their way inside, where they are
blooming above the nesting boxes--sadly
it has not improved the number of eggs I'm
collecting.
...there are tons of cherry tomatoes,
which I eat for lunch and put into tomato,
basil, & mozzarella salads.
...there are plenty of eggplant--some I am
dehydrating {first time trying this},
and some went into penne alla Norma--excellent!
...lots of zucchini for freezing and being
baked into my favorite chocolate courgette
...several different peppers, onions, and collard greens
have done well,
and butternut squash, lumina pumpkins, and one
lonely watermelon are coming along.
...the cucumbers vines are starting to shrivel.
In between gardening chores,
I started a quick upholstery project...
...be back with the results.
~Deb