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Cutting the First Honeydew Melon

This year I decided on trying something somewhat new that I haven’t grown before.  This season I wanted to try out honeydew melons along with watermelon and cantaloupes.  I have been growing cantaloupes and watermelons every year, but this year I wanted to add a different melon into the mix.

I picked my honeydew melon a few days ago and left it in the fridge because I do not like eating warm fruit.  I would say that it only takes about a day for the fruit to become cold enough to eat.  Today I decided on finally cutting the melon and see what is inside. (more…)

Cantaloupe, Tomatoes, and Zucchini Picked

I was looking forward to picking the first melon of the year and I thought that it was going to be one of my cantaloupes.  I was hoping that my honeydew would be ready by this week, but instead one of my cantaloupes had disconnected from the plant meaning that it is ready for harvesting.

I also picked some more steakhouse, Roma, and cherry tomatoes.  I did not pick as many cherry tomatoes as my previous harvests, but at least I got a few Romas to make up for it. (more…)

Time To Make Tomato Sauce with Roma Tomatoes

I collected quite a bit of tomatoes today including Roma tomatoes and cherry tomatoes.  I wasn’t sure if I was going to pick enough to make tomato sauce, but in the end I ended up picking plenty for this.  I also picked over 100 cherry tomatoes again and I am looking forward to eating them.

I also picked a few more cucumbers, beans, zucchini, and more peppers today.  I am hoping to soon pick my first honeydew melon sometime this month. (more…)

The First Two Eggplants Harvested

I just harvested the first two eggplants of the season today.  I think this is the earliest that I have ever harvested these vegetables.  Normally I get them in early September to late August at best.  This time I was able to pick them in mid-August which means that I can enjoy them much sooner.

I also harvested many more fruits and vegetables some of which I have been picking for quite awhile.  Cherry tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, cucumbers, and some peppers are also on the list for harvesting today. (more…)

The First of Many Peppers and Ears of Corn

Two new vegetables have been picked this past week.  These would include both peppers and corn.  Peppers I picked a few days ago while corn was just recently harvested today.

I have been continuing to pick the usual which includes zucchini, cucumbers, Roma tomatoes, and cherry tomatoes.  Only a few of my steakhouse tomatoes have been harvested this year.  The good news is that the three plants that are growing them have plenty and I am just waiting for them to ripen. (more…)

Time To Remove Onions from Totes

The onions have been growing long enough and most of the stems have fallen over which is the first sign that the onions are done growing.  Once they fall over it is time to pick them and that is what I did this afternoon.

It doesn’t take that long to remove all of them, but it can take a couple of days to dry them off.  I like to leave them on a table outside and let the hot sun dry them during the daytime.  I will probably bring them inside sometime this week as long as the onions dry out. (more…)

Gathering More Cherry Tomatoes and Cucumbers

Just another day of harvesting both cucumbers and ripe and red cherry tomatoes.  I have plenty of cherry tomatoes on my plants and I think I will have many more harvests to accomplish in the next few weeks or at least this month.

My cucumbers have been growing quite well and I have picked at least a couple dozen in the past few weeks.  As long as the vines keep growing I should be seeing more cucumbers. (more…)

Ripening Cherry Tomatoes Perfect for Harvesting

At last my cherry tomatoes are beginning to ripen and many of them are red enough to pick to make this the first harvest of 2016.  I think I could have picked them yesterday, but I wanted to give them another day so that I could pick both my cherry tomatoes and beans on the same day.

Most of my beans have been picked and all I am doing is going to be waiting for the new flowers to produce a new batch of pole beans.  This should take a couple of weeks or so and in the meantime I will be focusing on harvesting my cherry tomatoes. (more…)

Collecting More Pole Beans from Second Harvest

My first bean harvest which was about a week ago didn’t yield that many beans or as many as I thought I would get.  The second time I ended up getting many more including two full bowls of pole beans.

I have harvested more in other years, but I think that this is a good amount and is enough to start canning and storing them for the Winter.  The plants still are producing and I am sure that I will be harvesting more beans in the near future. (more…)

Its Time to Start Planting Fall Seeds for an October Harvest

Now that it is the end of July and the month of August is upon us it is time to start planting seeds for a good October harvest.  That is what I have done today with the planting of kale, cabbage, and broccoli.

I decided to plant an equal amount of seeds using small black containers.  I should have eight plants of each if all the seeds sprout in the next couple of weeks.  This is all I need for a good harvest. (more…)