This week there were not that many harvests, but there were two new ones added to the list of already harvesting vegetables. Both beefsteak and Roma tomatoes were picked in the past couple of days. Now it seems all my tomatoes are ready and are ripening in time for an August harvest. Soon I will be picking vegetables such as eggplant, more zucchini, and even some beans.
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Now that summer is just about halfway done my crops for this season are starting to ripen. This includes tomatoes, cherry, Roma, and beefsteak along with eggplants, peppers, pumpkins, cantaloupes, watermelons, and more. I also transplanted all my broccoli in the garden in order to achieve a fall crop this year. I also plan on picking some pole beans in the very near future now that I am beginning to see some small beans forming on my plants.
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It looks like the peak of the harvest season has arrived this summer. I have been picking vegetables such as cucumbers, corn, zucchini, peppers, and hopefully real soon will be my tomatoes. I have melons and pumpkins that are growing and should start picking them this month. Along with harvesting my vegetables I will be placing my broccoli transplants into the garden very soon. This will be for a fall harvest once the cooler weather arrives in a couple of months or so.
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The past week or two has been quite busy with plenty of vegetables to be harvested and ready to eat. Last week I finished picking the rest of the onions that I had growing in the totes. Right now they are drying outside and once they are finished I will bring them inside count them and then weigh them. Along with onions I also decided to pick corn and dig up my potatoes.
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This is just going to be a quick update on how everything in the garden is going and what are some of the upcoming harvests that will be coming from the garden in the next couple of weeks. At the moment I have been picking zucchini here and there and are the only vegetable that seems to ripen faster than all the others. My lettuce and peas seem to be done for the season and I will be replacing them with broccoli and possibly kale.
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Now it is time to transition into summer growing crops because the spring crops are done for the season for the most part. Lettuce plants are beginning to bolt, potato plants are still growing but are showing signs that they will soon be ready for harvesting, and peas are producing very little if at all. So far I have only harvested two zucchinis from my summer harvests, but soon I will be picking more vegetables and fruit from my summer plants.
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I always like to get my plants (in this case bulbs) into the ground before a possible rain storm or shower occurs. This is a good way for the bulbs to enjoy some natural rain water which they seem to respond positively to. It also gives them a good soaking which is a good way to conserve water.
This past week it has been getting cooler and some cold fall temperatures should be arriving before the week is over. Fall temps are now here and it is time to slowly close down the garden. I still have fall plants such as broccoli, kale, celery, and brussel sprouts that I will continue to care for and harvest. I even have a few eggplants that will be picked very shortly. For the most part the gardening season is coming to an end for this year. (more…)
With lower temperatures arriving and less sunlight in the daytime plants are beginning to finish off the season with the last production of fruit. Broccoli, brussel sprouts, and kale will continue through the fall and the rest will be done by the first frost of the season sometime in the near future. Right now I can still harvest some fruits and vegetables such as beans, pumpkins, and some melons that are done growing. (more…)
I have been picking all of my tomatoes for the past month with the cherry tomato plants continuing to produce with flowers and tons of fruit. Last week I had picked over three hundred cherry tomatoes from just one harvest. I thought that was a lot until today when I happened to pick just under 500 of them! The funny thing is that there are still many plants out there with many more cherry tomatoes to pick. (more…)
