July 12, 2020 Garden Update

The month of July promises to be ABUNDANT!

Grateful?
You bet!
Nothing beats a morning or afternoon stroll through the rows, picking the produce.
Yesterday Ron picked his first crop of green beans.

Urban gardening is rewarding.
Watching the combined efforts of hard work, watering, and sunlight is an event to be experienced.
(My hat is off to the farmers who grow and sell produce for their livelihood.)
This year we are trying a few new items, in addition to our tried-and-true favorites:
Italian tomatoes 👇👇👇

 And  Habanero Peppers 👇👇👇

Both of these promise to be great additions to Italian dishes/sauces, and can be frozen for later use.
We have already picked our first of MANY green pepper..............YUMMY!

Soon these Jalapeno Peppers will be ready to harvest!👇👇👇

Oh my........ the cucumbers...... I love to watch the curly tentacles that come off of these plants. They are kinda neat to photograph as well💓💓💓

Yep, there are lots of bright yellow blooms....... just waiting to develop into baby cukes!

Not to be overlooked are bugs! Most are harmless, but do your research to see which ones will eat your produce. This cute little catepillar is pretty harmless!

Summer gardens are fun.
They grow quickly.
It is difficult to leave a summer garden for an extended amount of time, unless you have someone to water, pick, weed, and 'ohh and ahh' over 😋😋😋.
I wrote about our Butternut Squash here 👉👉👉 BUTTERNUT SQUASH CURLS (which by the way is starting to take over an entire corner of our garden!)
As of today, we have ONE butternut squash that is clinging to the vine! It will be interesting to see the final size and weight! 👇👇👇

The lettuce is almost history.
Our herbs are flourishing.
So far, there are no visable figs on our trees......but maybe this week.
Until next time.............. HAPPY GARDENING! 🍅