The heat is growing the bell peppers and tomatoes well. The zucchini and squash wilt during the day but seem to recuperate during the evening. I am trying to grow flowers randomly around the garden to encourage the bees to visit and it just looks pretty.
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| Bell Pepper |
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| Butternut Squash |
I am going to plant my fall pumpkins where I just took out the garlic and onions. The onions didn't do to well. Maybe I planted them too soon, maybe they didn't get enough water, I have no idea. Super disjointed with them.
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| Lame Onions |
I have been keeping the lettuce going all summer by planting new rows each month. It is worth it to keep up the lettuce for that fresh salad whenever I want it. I have the lettuce planted in the shade....that helps a lot during the summer. The lettuce will go to seed early if they feel too much heat.
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| Lettuce and Greens |
The sunflowers are ripe and I have been giving them to the chickens to supplement their feed.
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| Awesome Sunflowers |
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| Decorative Sunflower |
The corn was an failure. The chickens were attacking the plants and I must have had some bad seeds because most of them didn't sprout. The Indian corn did pretty well. It was a specialty and I kinda planted it at the last minute. I was hoping for more but was excited with what I got.
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| Indian Corn |
I am still harvesting beets that were planted over six months ago. They just keep growing and growing. I have so many of them I will probably dehydrate and powder them to use in smoothies during the winter.
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| Beets |
The cucumbers are growing, our future pickles......
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| Cucumbers |
