Some things that happen at Myrtle's place are similar to those that happen in other places. For example, we just harvested some very nice looking pie pumpkins, both orange and blue, and are patiently waiting for our jack-o-lantern pumpkins, which should be ripe in about three weeks.
Other things that happen at Myrtle's place... well, they're kind of backwards. It's hard to make out just exactly how many bees are flocking to the African Blue Basil you see here, but there are literally dozens of bumblebees and carpenter bees, and hundreds of honeybees in this one shot.
We haven't written much, lately, and it's for some obvious reasons -- we're a little busy, and what free time we have had has been consumed by trying to nurse our garden along through the most miserable drought conditions we've ever gardened in.
Blech.
But the good news is we'll be able to write about some fairly exciting successes in the next few weeks. Velvet beans, tomatoes, peppers, and herbs are all thriving, and even a volunteer eggplant seems to be doing okay. We even have a 2nd season of amaranth which we are about to harvest, and that is a far sight better than what we thought we might be reporting as few as 2-3 weeks ago.
Happy farming!
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| Almost as pretty on the table as they were in the garden... |
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| There is undoubtedly a treasure trove of anise-flavored honey somewhere on our property... |
Blech.
But the good news is we'll be able to write about some fairly exciting successes in the next few weeks. Velvet beans, tomatoes, peppers, and herbs are all thriving, and even a volunteer eggplant seems to be doing okay. We even have a 2nd season of amaranth which we are about to harvest, and that is a far sight better than what we thought we might be reporting as few as 2-3 weeks ago.
Happy farming!
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