Some Stuff N' Stuff

Mostly a garden blog, and the occasional garden-inspired recipe.

8/01/2007

Morning visit


A quick visit to the garden for a little watering and to collect some veggies after being away for a week.

What's doing well:

Tony put up some strings to help the cukes grow vertically - thanks Tony!. They're sort of taking to the idea, they tend to wrap around other cukes vines at this point, and they've strangled some cosmos to get a leg up. Lots of cuke flowers on the outside of the fence, not sure if they'll ever mature to anything worthwhile, might pinch a few back and see what happens.



All the tomatoes are a-coming and doing great. I've collected some red and orange cherries, and my first 2 brandywines. Lots of long and hot salsa peppers too.





Dill is doing great. It's not as tall in years past but I suppose it's because I sprinkled all the seed in one spot and never weeded them out. Still, it's one of my favorites in the garden to look at.



Thai basil is huge and prospering, such a pretty plant to grow. Would be a great decorative pant - I should grow it on the porch next year.


Not so well:
The Italian basil is doing ok, not as good as ones in the past however.

I have one lone cosmo flower, the batch is very short this year - though there's still some time for them to kick into gear.


The green onions from Burpee are a disappointment. The bulbs grow very large and round, while the green stalks end up stunted and thin. I had some great ones 2 years ago, different seed packet...need to find out what that was.


Collection for the day


Other notes:
Cilantro has gone to seed, last week actually. Many of the sections are brown and will fall soon. The communal raspberries are about done, not many other gardeners ate them.

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