Another two weeks flew by fast. Many changes in the garden, some good and some not so good. Groundhog found his way into the large garden so it's a total write-off. Nothing is salvageable other than pulled garlic. Until my hubby figures out how to keep that furball out I'm not going to plant there. Even the peppers are not safe. But the small garden is producing, and the farm starting to pick up as well. It's all good. Overload on beans - most of these have been given away at this point as I have enough frozen for winter now. Picked few young potatoes - Yukon Gold and Red Pontiac and even few fingerlings for salad. Picked and sorted out garlic (the one picutred is the seed for fall). Onions got lost in weeds and didn't get to grow well, most of them vanished completely. Still have enough to use for few weeks but will get a bag from local grower for winter.
Some remaining black raspberries as well as blueberries and wineberries -loving the berry season this year. My hubby LOVES blueberries so he's very happy with this year harvest. I have to add few more bushes next year. Some dill and fennel from the farm,
And all this beautiful squash was grown by Monique and Dan - they let me plant at their farm in one of the fields. This year they had a lot of squash so I took some and will give it away.
.So how is your garden growing and what are you harvesting? Visit Daphne's page to see what others are doing.
Too bad about the groundhog. They seem to be one of the hardest pests to control. You still got a nice harvest with an impressive pile of beans. Beans seem to be the theme this week.
ReplyDeleteI can honestly say i'm "beaned out". Will be harvesting pole beans for eating but the ones from farm are all a give-away.
DeleteI wish I were beaned out but it's not going to happen this year! Too bad about the groundhog, but it's good you have things planted elsewhere. So far our garden has not been invaded by the big troublemakers, but I know they could dig in if they really wanted to. I trap and relocate one or two every year (several miles away), but another one moves right in.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope yours won't decide to dig in like ours.
DeleteSo sorry about the groundhog. Didn't the same thing happen last year? And yet you don't give up hope. I admire that. You still have some lovely harvests, though.
ReplyDeleteYes, last year it got inside the small garden and then later in a year into the big. I thought we had it covered with chicken wire, but it still made it inside through tunnel. :( hubby will put electric wire in to send a small shock so hope next year will be better.
DeleteToo bad about the ground hog, but at least you have backup gardens. I guess I was lucky when one got into mine this spring. I only lost some beans and some black-eyed-susans. I was kind of shocked they didn't eat the peas. Lovely harvests. You seem to be drowning in produce right now.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about drowning, we are eating veggies every day and I'm happy to share with others. So far only squash are all going to the community kitchens and the rest stays home.
DeleteConsidering your groundhog issues, you are still getting some wonderful harvests! At least you know what is getting at your veg & can formulate a plan of attack. I'm still am unsure about my corn stalk muncher as I've heard that raccoons primarily eat the corn cobs (which haven't even formed yet), not the stalks.
ReplyDeleteGroundhog is in one garden, leaving me with small at home (5 beds 4x10) and a very large plot at the farm. We will have enough one way or another. Hope you'll find your corn muncher culprit.
DeleteJenny- So very sorry to hear about the groundhog. I lost my cauliflower to a bunny but I can't imagine how frustrating it would be to loose everything. Even with that, your small garden is still pumping out a great harvest. I need to plant some more herbs. They are so great fresh.
ReplyDeleteThank you, our smaller garden still provides us with plenty. And we grow herbs all over the borders of the both gardens and animals mostly leave it alone.
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