[gardeners] Wednesday in the garden
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 09 Jul 2003 19:04:11 -0500
Just came in from the main garden and the chile forest. Picked four of
those Zuchetta Rampicante Trombocino about 12-14 inches long and very
firm, will slice, blanch and freeze tomorrow. Also got 10 more eggplant
to go with the 6 that are in the refrigerator. Looks like time to make
the rounds with the plastic bags again. Another dozen cukes also came in
and I can't face another one so they get added to the bags too.
Did get about 3 dozen mild chiles that I will chop and freeze tomorrow
and another 3 dozen or so of the ripe hot chiles that will go into the
bags in the freezer tonight. Be a goodly crop when I'm done to make hot
sauce this fall.
Miz Anne is picking figs again but, luckily, she has friends who want
them as we have put up all we can eat and give away and even dried a few
trays of them for snacking. Good long time yet for the persimmons to
ripen but they are getting big.
We had rain again today but not more than we could stand. Tomatoes are
about played out, so are green beans and crowder peas so all those will
come out this weekend. We picked and froze the corn so those stalks will
also come out clearing up space for something else.
In August we will plant the stuff for the fall garden, more tomatoes,
just a few plants, green beans, chard, radishes go in later but the
broccoli and cabbage will get planted in August. Busy times ahead and
we're planning for our eldest grandson's wedding the 19th of this month
and then Miz Anne goes to visit her 95 yo mother in Maryland the 21st
and then teacher workshops start on the 28th.
Looking forward to the grandson's wedding, it's to be a Hawaiian theme
in a park near where they live. We're all wearing Hawaiian shirts, baggy
shorts and sandals and wearing fern wreaths on our heads. The brides
bouquet is one we're making, butterfly ginger, and a tiny flowered red
canna plus some other things growing here. The bride is wearing some
sort of flowered sarong and the groom is wearing one of my Hawaiian
shirts and a lap lap (sarong for men) that I brought back from Yemen in
1991. Luckily I had two alike so his best man (younger brother) is
wearing the other. Should be a real hoot and we're going to take lots of
pictures. After all, it's our first grandchild wedding.
Life is good.
George