Very hot here again today, so I didn’t do much outdoors. DH bought me a new wheelbarrow! So I finally got a bunch of debris moved to the compost pile. I planted in all the empty spaces in the garden: kale, arugula, lettuce, spinach, collards, endive, and beets. Endive is a new crop for me…im hoping we like it! Will have to water in the morning to make sure they get some water, but just checked the weather and a 50% of showers from 7-12 in the morning, fingers crossed I can keep the hose off!
Also picked up some extra herbs from my aunt to plant, we are going through Basil faster than it is growing, so that was awesome, and I’ll keep one Basil in a pot for the house, hopefully I can keep it alive through part of winter. Let the chicks try the spent cilantro (they loved it), and some older browning Basil (they hated it). Lol
Tomorrow is supposed to be cooler so I may try to weed. I keep waiting for the pole beans to explode, I am getting about half a bowl a day off of 5 tepees…seems slower than normal. Glad I planted some bush beans also. 4 zucchini/squash look pollinated & growing. The one butternut squash plant I put in has FOUR squash growing, all just started in the past few days! Picked the first ripened pepper I’ve ever grown today! Usually they stay green. These were called Healthy Peppers and they grew prolific and quick here in upstate!
I hope all of you are doing well. The tomato hornworm pics give me the heeby jeebies!