tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post5389919670027937565..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: August 1: The August GardenAnnie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-12131311954496316342009-08-02T22:06:07.042-07:002009-08-02T22:06:07.042-07:00Dan, I found another almost ripe melon in the barr...Dan, I found another almost ripe melon in the barrel! That's three for the two varieties you sent. Since they are both in the same container, it's a bit difficult to tell which is which. Anyway, I coaxed a bunch of vines from behind the barrel, and lo and behold, there was a melon hiding behind it. Lots of blossoms now, and the vines are traveling toward the beans on one side and the strawberry bed on the other....I'm going to train them to go toward the strawberries, because that bed is half empty and has room for them to sprawl. I should really get some wire fencing up behind them, as they keep trying to climb the wood fence! Dan, that melon was as sweet as honey, and absolutely perfectly ripened!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-77420770733823372142009-08-02T21:57:20.057-07:002009-08-02T21:57:20.057-07:00Granny, your garden is absolutely beautiful. Every...Granny, your garden is absolutely beautiful. Everything is so healthy and bountiful! I really like that parsnip corral, some plants really need intervention at times. And I can't forget about that melon, it looks delicious. It does look like a Petite Gris with its grayish tones on the rind. Seed savers said they typically grow 2-3lbs but with it being the first one I would certainly take it :-) I keep looking for melons on mine but have yet to find one. I am hoping for lots of heat this August and maybe I will be about to harvest a few in September.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-80117236653802301172009-08-02T15:44:42.914-07:002009-08-02T15:44:42.914-07:00Crystabel, I'm counting on those pumpkins and ...Crystabel, I'm counting on those pumpkins and squash to put me over the mark, although the way the tomatoes are coming on, they just might do it all by themselves!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-84830449993017207682009-08-02T14:59:47.534-07:002009-08-02T14:59:47.534-07:00Awesome pics Granny! It looks like your garden is...Awesome pics Granny! It looks like your garden is thriving despite the heat and low rainfall. You are so close to the 300# mark for harvest :) .Crystabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595697774152696354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-62421737972110007652009-08-02T14:44:42.161-07:002009-08-02T14:44:42.161-07:00Cheryl, I love seeing, too ;-D
I'm trying to...Cheryl, I love seeing, too ;-D<br /><br />I'm trying to plod through the heat to the west garden, where I'm tearing out spent flowers and pruning back overgrown ones, and cutting ugly foliage from the ugly tomato plants. It's over 100 out there....101.8 in the shade to be exact, but not as bad as yesterday's 108!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-35857231436336059612009-08-02T14:22:12.891-07:002009-08-02T14:22:12.891-07:00You're making me want to tear out all the usel...You're making me want to tear out all the useless trees and bushes and build more planter boxes. I love seeingCherylhttp://www.cherylsgardengoodies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-78676906861968385702009-08-02T14:20:47.138-07:002009-08-02T14:20:47.138-07:00Oh, Stefaneener...I'm sure your garden is just...Oh, Stefaneener...I'm sure your garden is just beautiful! I have a few diseased, pathetic strugglers myself. Notice I didn't show a photo of the west garden bed, where the self watering containers are. It's a disaster :-(Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-29669146048682104462009-08-02T13:56:21.787-07:002009-08-02T13:56:21.787-07:00Hey, granny. Your garden is an amazing inspiration...Hey, granny. Your garden is an amazing inspiration. My soil must be utterly anemic. Compared to yours, my plants are tiny diseased pathetic strugglers.<br /><br />Enjoy your relish! Someday I'll be doing that too.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-58330548619156833422009-08-02T08:30:25.112-07:002009-08-02T08:30:25.112-07:00Good morning, Sue, Hidinginmygarden (you're we...Good morning, Sue, Hidinginmygarden (you're welcome!), Ribbit and Daphne (please tell me the jalapenos will get hotter as they get older!).<br /><br />EG, I didn't add anything to mine. I'm concerned about food safety in home canned foods, especially low acid foods and tomatoes, so I go strictly by the approved recipes. Anything I add will be at the point of cooking/using the sauce, not in the canning. I wish I could find an approved recipe for making the sauce from scratch. Lots of them out there if one has a pressure canner, but I don't have one.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-2276297150377863982009-08-02T06:31:18.642-07:002009-08-02T06:31:18.642-07:00Granny, i'll be using the same mix for my spag...Granny, i'll be using the same mix for my spaghetti sauce later. Did you add any extras to yours? Despite the heatwave, your garden is still holding it's own - and kickin' butt! I'm happy for you, as mine just isn't producing as well as expected. That muskmelon certainly looks yummy!Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-28176055805596247852009-08-02T06:21:03.047-07:002009-08-02T06:21:03.047-07:00You are taunting me with that melon. I so love the...You are taunting me with that melon. I so love them. I wish I could grow them and have them actually produce something. I have done it in the past, but it's really iffy here.<br /><br />My serranos this year were really sweet. They had the tiniest bit of spice to them. They taste really good, but they aren't spicy. I can understand that since we haven't had a lot of heat, but in your weather they should be burning hot. I hope my jalapenos are spicier.<br /><br />Oh wow. Your weather would make me move farther north. Our high was only 86. Our low was 52. The air conditioner has barely been on at all. We had rain too, lots of it, over 10" in July.Daphnehttp://daphnesdandelions.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-19587067044606781822009-08-02T05:40:00.502-07:002009-08-02T05:40:00.502-07:00The melon looks fantastic!! My summer garden did ...The melon looks fantastic!! My summer garden did well, but it's amazing how lush things can get with SUN! Mine did fine, again. Not complaining. I got lots of produce, but it was never so full. Yours is just a wonderland.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-26119876038870262512009-08-02T04:28:34.735-07:002009-08-02T04:28:34.735-07:00Yum, that melon looks good! Thanks for your photo&...Yum, that melon looks good! Thanks for your photo's I really love them. :)hidinginmygardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741563743445954108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-25724623204941138022009-08-02T01:24:18.714-07:002009-08-02T01:24:18.714-07:00I'm glad you found the melon....it looks fanta...I'm glad you found the melon....it looks fantastic! I'm stuck with the grocery store ones for another year-sigh. If we could combine your heat with my cold weather, we might get a decent temp! Your garden looks really really good despite the heat.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-55863579683968694622009-08-01T21:40:55.118-07:002009-08-01T21:40:55.118-07:00KitsapFG, the melon is soooo sweet! I'm just ...KitsapFG, the melon is soooo sweet! I'm just now eating my last bite, and I didn't even share with Mr. H! I made him take one bite, just so he could see how good it was, but he let me eat the rest since I grew it ;-) Of course, he had visions of fresh strawberries on his ice cream, so he wasn't very upset about missing out on the melon. I actually had left over strawberries for the freezer tonight.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-26948848997250674882009-08-01T21:21:11.646-07:002009-08-01T21:21:11.646-07:00Thank goodness you smelled that ripe melon and wen...Thank goodness you smelled that ripe melon and went looking for it! What a shame it would have been to miss it. I can practically smell it from here! <br /><br />The garden looks lush albeit just a bit heat weary. Good idea on the parsnip corral. Looks very tidy and contained. <br /><br />Your squash patch is looking like my jungle at the moment. It's fund to see such growth but it makes navigating around the garden beds a real pain.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.com