July 31 and much of the garden is on stream now, maturing.
Like zucchini. There were 3 others that I picked a few days ago and kept in the fridge. They have had explosive growth this year. Good thing that Ted is strong. He said it felt like they weighed 50 lbs.
We have beets everywhere. In the greenhouse as an experiment and both seeded and transplanted in the garden. Ted is good at sleuthing them out.
I love the look of purple beans. Sadly, they turn green when boiled.
Winter squash always struggle in our gardens. Two plants have already succumbed to some kind of rot where the leaves come out. These are Uchiki Kiri squash. I ordered the seeds purely based on how wonderful they look. And, our first tomatoes! Last year a lady who has her thumb on the pulse of what our neighbours appreciate, told me that people were looking for Roma tomatoes.
Today someone will be pleasantly surprised.
There's a better view. Such cute squash!
This week and next are turnip weeks.
I chose to not use hosta leaves in our bouquets this week. There were lots of dill flowers and parsley flowers to act as fillers.
Different light inside the truck. Flowers are starting to take on an autumnal look.
Kale, beets, turnips/parsley bunches/ mixed herb bunches and mint bunches. Oh, and some yellow hot peppers peeking out at the bottom left.
And, the cool part is that our helpers are good at cleaning up as they pick. Nice.
Next year's dirt.
Becky Hemsley's poetry needs to end this post:
Sometimes people tell us
“you’ve changed”.
And I believe the best response to that is
“I hope so.”
Because we are supposed to learn and experience things in life,
and they are supposed to help us grow.
And growing means changing.
No-one tells a tree ‘you’ve changed’
when its leaves start turning orange or its blossoms start to grow.
They take photographs of it.
They write poetry about it.
They paint pictures of it.
They celebrate its growth,
and they document its changes.
Yes, when a tree changes,
people do not question it.
They see its beauty
and they turn it into art.
*****
Becky Hemsley 2023
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