I took a trip home to PA this weekend to see my folks and check on the organic garden. I ate a home-cooked meal consisting mostly of captured wild foods and my own garden's produce. There was a hearty beef stew with copious quantities of Garden tomatoes, beans, potatoes, and lettuce. Fine Kennewick potato pancakes were consumed with great relish. And the dish of worthiest note was a platter of wild sunfish(caught at Marsh Creek the day before) lightly fried along with lots of Garden fresh green onions. It was all so fresh and wonderfully delicious!!!
After dinner, I took the opportunity to check on the 2 beds(originally potato beds) that I had recently seeded with turnip and beans. The newly planted turnips and beans are thriving now. I expect the new bean plants to begin producing in a few weeks. This is good in light of the fact that the currently producing pole bean plants seem to have hit their maximum production limit and are gracefully transitioning into old age. The turnips should be ready for harvest around September when the cool Autumn weather transforms the tuber's warm weather bitterness into a delectable spicy flavor. The eggplants have taken quite a beating this growing season. Upon closer examination, I could see that there were numerous bite marks upon the leaves. I know for sure that both Aphids and Japanese beetles have preyed heavily upon the poor eggplants, and I surmise that leaf hoppers have been attacking them as well. The European Eggplant breed is showing very heavy pest damage and no signs of fruit. The Japanese Eggplant is showing somewhat less pest damage and is bearing 4 small white fruits.
The tomato plants are now reaching the peak of their reproductive cycle. There are roughly 150 tomatoes on the vine. Such a quantity of edibles have caused a disturbance in the force so to speak. One of the tomato plants is of the Beefsteak variety while the other is of the Early Girl breed. The Beefsteak breed produces larger, fewer and much sweeter tomatoes while the Early Girl produces larger quantities of smaller more tart tomatoes. Now we all prefer big, sweet, and juicy tomato steaks, and by we I mean humans, bunnies, and squirrels!!! So these small furry critters have dishonorably eaten at least 5 ripe beefsteak tomatoes from my garden within the last week. It is truly a shame that I can't be there during the week to put my archery skills to the test.
In any case, the organic garden is chugging along and producing rapidly. This week's yield was 21 tomatoes (15 lbs) and 2 lbs of beans.
I took a trip home to PA this weekend to see my folks and check on the organic garden. I ate a home-cooked meal consisting mostly of captured wild foods and my own garden's produce. There was a hearty beef stew with copious quantities of Garden tomatoes, beans, potatoes, and lettuce. Fine Kennewick potato pancakes were consumed with great relish. And the dish of worthiest note was a platter of wild sunfish(caught at Marsh Creek the day before) lightly fried along with lots of Garden fresh green onions. It was all so fresh and wonderfully delicious!!!
After dinner, I took the opportunity to check on the 2 beds(originally potato beds) that I had recently seeded with turnip and beans. The newly planted turnips and beans are thriving now. I expect the new bean plants to begin producing in a few weeks. This is good in light of the fact that the currently producing pole bean plants seem to have hit their maximum production limit and are gracefully transitioning into old age. The turnips should be ready for harvest around September when the cool Autumn weather transforms the tuber's warm weather bitterness into a delectable spicy flavor. The eggplants have taken quite a beating this growing season. Upon closer examination, I could see that there were numerous bite marks upon the leaves. I know for sure that both Aphids and Japanese beetles have preyed heavily upon the poor eggplants, and I surmise that leaf hoppers have been attacking them as well. The European Eggplant breed is showing very heavy pest damage and no signs of fruit. The Japanese Eggplant is showing somewhat less pest damage and is bearing 4 small white fruits.
The tomato plants are now reaching the peak of their reproductive cycle. There are roughly 150 tomatoes on the vine. Such a quantity of edibles have caused a disturbance in the force so to speak. One of the tomato plants is of the Beefsteak variety while the other is of the Early Girl breed. The Beefsteak breed produces larger, fewer and much sweeter tomatoes while the Early Girl produces larger quantities of smaller more tart tomatoes. Now we all prefer big, sweet, and juicy tomato steaks, and by we I mean humans, bunnies, and squirrels!!! So these small furry critters have dishonorably eaten at least 5 ripe beefsteak tomatoes from my garden within the last week. It is truly a shame that I can't be there during the week to put my archery skills to the test.
In any case, the organic garden is chugging along and producing rapidly. This week's yield was 21 tomatoes (15 lbs) and 2 lbs of beans.
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