Hello friends! I wanted to share a few photos of the garden before it gets too unruly – as gardens do this time of year! It’s been extremely hot and humid, so working out here has been miserable!
I gave my scarecrow a makeover because she was looking pretty tired! Daddy gave me some old overalls, and I added some scraps of fabric and actually turned the shirt inside out so the non-faded side was out.
I have lots of things growing – different kinds of summer and winter squash, silver queen corn, pink tip beans, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes and cucumbers.
The candy roasters will be so good in “pumpkin” pies this fall!
This “pink champagne cherry tomato” is amazing, and I just save the seeds from year to year!
My silver queen corn needs a few more weeks.
It’s definitely a pepper year!
These baby pink tip beans are adorable!
Despite the heat, drought, and now too much rain, we are still putting up what we have and thankful for it.
There’s a video on my channel with two recipes and video of the garden, so be sure to check that out!
I’m sharing my Spicy Refrigerator Dill Pickles and Canned Jalapenos!
Thanks for stopping by friends!
Anita
You did a wonderful job. Enjoy every second of summer time, the weather is getting different a year after year. God bless you. Thank you so much for sharing all these wonderful work.
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Thanks Karima! Yes, is sure feels lilke that – less snow and cold and hotter heat🥵 I’m definitely looking forward to cooler weather.
You have a wonderful garden which makes for some good summer cooking. I live in Oklahoma and we’ve been having some hot tempertures that is not helping my garden. It’s been 102-104 for three days last week and this week it’s doing it again. I love that cute scare crow you have.
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Oh no, I am getting to where I just can’t handle the heat anymore. When I lived in Georgia we had triple digits, and now here I’m dying in 75 degrees and 75% humidity🥵 Thank you!
Thanks for sharing, it has been hot and humid here and dry so have to water. Thankful I have space to grow a few things. Especially flowers
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Thank you Connie!! The weather has definitely been a challenge this year – thankful to have anything growing for sure😊
Please don’t stop posting, I enjoy your posts
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Thank you so much Connie!!
Your garden looks wonderful Anita….and the scarecrow adds a “Special” touch!
Thanks for taking the time to share.
…..”E”…….🇨🇦
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Thank you so much!!
A small summer-garden trick that has paid off for me is to mulch only after the soil has warmed, then keep a hand-width of clear space around each stem. A 2–3 inch layer of shredded leaves or straw slows evaporation without keeping the crown soggy; watering at the soil line early in the day makes the difference most noticeable during hot spells. A compact field note on low-input beds: https://orion-homestead.surge.sh/?utm_id=orion02&utm_source=forum&utm_campaign=comment&utm_medium=summerbed28
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Interesting. I don’t overthink any of it, and try to keep things more like my family has done for generations. I mulch over cardboard specifically to keep out weeds so my squash varieties have something to run on, and I use grass clippings to mulch around my plants and keep weeds away. If I need to water, I use soaker hoses, and that works very well for me.