Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Late August

The weather is fantastic, tomatoes are growing! We had a few that ripened this last week, they are in a black pot on the edge of the patio. I can say for my sunny garden that the black pot did make a difference in how quickly:-) the tomatoes ripened.
Last post on garlic was about braiding, I need a lot of practice and need to learn the timing for the different types. The soft neck was braidable at any time, the hardneck varieties, I am not sure if they should be braided right away or after they are completely dried. I did have a fantastic crop and all a drying now in the basement, simi-braided.
The best discovery this year has been this zucchini called Trombocini, simply delicious and the leaves are not getting any virus so far, it is a big plant that has a long, solid, sweet light green zucchini. I did an old fashioned fried zucchini just for fun and was wowed by it. I won't plant any other from now on.
Small amounts of Romano beans just keep coming so that works well for a small household, a handful at a time is just enough for dinner.
Thinking about what is next; golden beets are growing, broccoli started for fall, time to plant ? I will start to amend and turn over the soil for some new fall adventure.



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