The blackberries have been ripening in the nearby forestlands. So I took a short diversion from NYC last weekend to indulge in the art of gathering. After spending much time in the pursuit of berry picking, 2 lbs of the delicious berries were gathered! The only trick to it is to not let the thorns prick one's hands.
Meanwhile, back in the outskirts of Philly, the long neglected shade garden is finally bearing fruit. After planting some beans, bitter melon, and calabash seeds(that I got through barter last year :D) along the backyard fence early this spring, I had pretty much left the shade garden for dead. Surprisingly enough, the calabash plant got along well with the local ivy to produce several small and one large fruit. The beans had entirely failed. The Bitter melons had largely failed but did manage to produce several fruits. This was rather surprising to me since I had expected the beans to succeed and the bitter melon to fail. The reason being that even the cold climate variety of the bitter melon is still far suited to a warm temperate/subtropical growing region than the north east. Bitter melons are distasteful to me, however it is considered a delicacy in certain Asian cuisines. In any event, 5 lbs of calabash and 4 lbs of bitter melon was harvested.It has been the usual summer week for the organic garden. 4 pounds of pole beans were harvested along with 7 lbs of tomatoes. The sweet corn is beginning to ripen, and I think I must do something to prevent them from being eaten by the furry creatures of the backyard.
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