The corn is growing quickly as you can tell in this latest photo.
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| July 3 - Corn Patch |
We dug out the potatoes. We planted more Red Chieftan this year. The other potatoes are Cascade White and were developed for growing in the Pacific NW. They are smaller than we had hoped for. We have not grown them before so we are not certain about flavor and texture. They are supposed to be great for frying purposes. In the past, we have tried Fingerlings and Yukon Golds. The little fingerlings were great, but difficult to work with. The Yukon Golds were a great size, but the texture was funky. The Red, we like to quarter up and roast in a buttered pan. They are always great. We only ended up with enough to last for a couple months. We don't have a fruit cellar, so we can't really store much over the winter. Since it does not get exceptionally cold here, cellars don't work all that great, to begin with.
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| Red Chieftans and White Cascades |
Tomatoes are picking up, finally. We have at least one tomato on each plant. The early yield plant, the July 4th, has had fruit on it for a couple of weeks now. The Sweet 100 Cherry tomatoes are in memory of my mom. That was her favorite. There are a half dozen fruit on that one. The Mortgage Lifter (a later yield) has one tiny tomato on it. I tried to be creative and take photos from the bottom up. HA!
Some of the basil is growing well while others seem a little on the slow side. Not certain why. The first green bean (bush) that came up is blooming. The oregano is ready to harvest, and the poor little cucumber is slowly growing even though I have added blood meal to perk it up.
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| Radish & Basil |
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| Green Bean Bush is Flowering |
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| Time to Harvest Oregano |
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| Slow Growing Cucumber |
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