The Garden's Getting In Gear

GoDawgs · June 30, 2020

Whew, it's hot today with a 104 heat index going on right now. I got a lot done in the garden this morning while it was cool and have been inside all afternoon. Got two loaves of English muffin bread baked though and while the oven was hot, a tray of peanuts roasted off.

One of my projects was to run some support lines for the Colossus field peas. They'll get pretty big and rowdy so the support twine should keep them from falling into the aisles. These things are growing fast. They were just sown on the 12th!

I noticed that some deer visited last night, munching the poor sweet potato plant at the end of the row and also some of the climbing butterbean foliage in the next bed.

The corn's looking good right now and is silking away. It won't be too much longer.

The Zuchetta Rampicante or trombone squash is one of this year's toys and it's coming right along. I read that when young, it can be picked and used as summer squash or left to get real big and harvested as a winter type squash. I'm going to pick this young one and see what it tastes like.

June 30, 2020	#1
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	Whew, it's hot today with a 104 heat index going on right now. I got a lot done in the garden this morning while it was cool and have been inside all afternoon. Got two loaves of English muffin bread baked though and while the oven was hot, a tray of peanuts roasted off. One of my projects was to run some support lines for the Colossus field peas. They'll get pretty big and rowdy so the support twine should keep them from falling into the aisles. These things are growing fast. They were just sown on the 12th! I noticed that some deer visited last night, munching the poor sweet potato plant at the end of the row and also some of the climbing butterbean foliage in the next bed. The corn's looking good right now and is silking away. It won't be too much longer. The Zuchetta Rampicante or trombone squash is one of this year's toys and it's coming right along. I read that when young, it can be picked and used as summer squash or left to get real big and harvested as a winter type squash. I'm going to pick this young one and see what it tastes like.