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My Garden This Week

Karen · 5 Comments

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This week was pretty good for the garden, until Friday. The tomato plant and the cumber plant by the steps just withered up, and Fabgrandpa said they were rootbound. The tomatoes were good while they lasted. I’m going to plant some beans in those two pots this week.

This tomato plant just died.
This tomato plant just died.

The green beans are doing good. We had some for dinner the other night, and I must say, they were some of the best I have eaten in a while. I picked them just before cooking, so they were so fresh!

Green beans ready to pick.
Green beans ready to pick.

The poblano peppers are finally making some peppers. These will be so good in a pork and chile stew, or as Chile Rellleno. Mmmmmmm.

Poblano peppers
Poblano peppers

My eggplant produced one fruit so far. Since I picked that one, though, it is flowering again so there is hope that there will be some more before fall.

Eggplant
Eggplant

I have one red bell pepper that is turning, and a couple more smaller ones that are still dark green. It will probably be ready to pick next week.

Red Bell Pepper
Red Bell Pepper

The Green Bell Pepper plant is also producing some more since I picked the first one. It has several little peppers on it now.

Green Bell Pepper
Green Bell Pepper

This tomato plant is supposed to make yellow tomatoes. It has not had any get ripe yet, so I am hoping they will start turning soon. There are quite a few little tomatoes on this vine.

Yellow Tomatoes
Yellow Tomatoes

This  what is left of my heirloom tomato plant. It had two very nice size tomatoes on it, both just starting to turn. But, on Sunday, it was attacked by three big fat ugly tomato hornworms, and in ONE DAY, those ugly little buggers ate both tomatoes and all the leaves off this plant. I will have to pull it out and plant some beans in the pot.

This tomato plant was attacked by the ugly tomato hornworms.
This tomato plant was attacked by the ugly tomato hornworms.

This is one of the ugly rude worms that ate my tomatoes. I picked them off with tweezers and threw them across the yard, but it was too late.

Tomato Hornworm. Yuck!
Tomato Hornworm. Yuck!

it’s a good thing those worms don’t like cucumbers, because this one is almost big enough to pick. We have had a couple of cucumbers so far, and they were so good. I know I’m not getting a lot of veggies for my efforts, but it is getting me off my hiney and out the door almost every day to tend to it. And it makes me happy to see my garden plants out there.

Cucumber
Cucumber

I swear, this plant just won’t stop growing. Fabgrandpa asked me today if I was sure it wasn’t kudzu! No, it is a sweet potato plant.

My birthday plant is growing wild!
My birthday plant is growing wild!

The moss rose loves where we put it. It just blooms its little heart out every day.

Pretty pretty moss rose
Pretty pretty moss rose

I had to cut off the old dead blooms from the geranium so it would bloom again. It is already making a second round of blossoms.

Geranium is putting on the second set of blossoms
Geranium is putting on the second set of blossoms

I’ve been snipping off  bits of my herbs all season. This is the oregano. It is so pretty and smells good.

Oregano
Oregano

The parsley gets cut almost every day. It tastes good in everything. I like to put it in with greens, and snip it up and sprinkle it in other veggies.

Flat leaf parsley
Flat leaf parsley

And last, the basil. My favorite herb of all. I love the way it smells. I walk out on the porch several times a day just to get a whiff. Add a snip or two on a tomato sandwich, and I am in heaven. I’m glad nothing has eaten this one up. I would cry.

Basil. My favorite.
Basil. My favorite.
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  1. Tara McMillan says

    July 28, 2015 at 11:05 am

    wow— those hookworms are beasts.
    I have a garden too, but its not producing much right now

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  2. geogypsy2u says

    July 28, 2015 at 12:09 pm

    So nice to be able to nibble off your homegrown. Next time sprinkle cornmeal on those hornworms.

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  3. barbara woods says

    July 28, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    our garden is getting fried with temp’s near 98 every day

    Reply
  4. Sadie Slays says

    August 3, 2015 at 5:00 am

    I garden for the same reasons. It’s an excuse to get my butt moving outdoors, plus it’s stress-relieving to spend time among my plants. When it’s night, I’ll occasionally pull up photos of my plants just to stare at them for a few minutes.

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  5. DJ says

    August 13, 2015 at 6:43 am

    Great peppers! We grow a lot of tomatoes, okra, and peppers this year.

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