I went out to the garden yesterday to check on all my plants, pick what was ready, and pull just a few weeds. This is the first year that I have used any type of mulch in the vegetable garden, and I sure am glad I did. The mulch really does a nice job keeping the weeds at bay. It has literally cut my weed-pulling time by 80% or more.
Anyway, I'm getting off track.
After completing a few odds and ends, it was time for the fun part - the part all gardeners strive for - it was time to pick the vegetables that were ready. There was quite a bit more ready than I thought at first. Really, I figured there were a couple tomatoes, a handful of banana peppers, and maybe a zucchini.
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I was able to pick nine tomatoes, four zucchini, four cucumbers, four yellow squash, five okra pods, nine banana peppers, and seven eggplant. I will not be able to open a vegetable stand or anything, but not bad for a small garden in one day. At least I know I'll have some good eating on the dinner table tonight. I finished up my small harvest in the nick of time, right before a thunderstorm came across.
Hopefully, the butter beans will be coming in soon. I saw some small pods developing on them today. I started them off later than I wanted to, but they'll be ready by the end of July, which isn't too bad.
Let me know how your garden is doing. I'd love to hear about it!
Anyway, I'm getting off track.
After completing a few odds and ends, it was time for the fun part - the part all gardeners strive for - it was time to pick the vegetables that were ready. There was quite a bit more ready than I thought at first. Really, I figured there were a couple tomatoes, a handful of banana peppers, and maybe a zucchini.
I was able to pick nine tomatoes, four zucchini, four cucumbers, four yellow squash, five okra pods, nine banana peppers, and seven eggplant. I will not be able to open a vegetable stand or anything, but not bad for a small garden in one day. At least I know I'll have some good eating on the dinner table tonight. I finished up my small harvest in the nick of time, right before a thunderstorm came across.
Hopefully, the butter beans will be coming in soon. I saw some small pods developing on them today. I started them off later than I wanted to, but they'll be ready by the end of July, which isn't too bad.
Let me know how your garden is doing. I'd love to hear about it!
