Here is an update of garden activities and observations for the month of August:
The beets and carrots planted August 15 began sprouting above the soil on 8/22 (7 days).
The first yellow pear tomatoes from our volunteer plants ripened on 8/19. The girls and I agree that we would like to plant Sun Gold next year, they are much sweeter.
Several half-pints jars of pesto were created on 8/19, another batch will probably be made this or next weekend. Through trial and error, we have discovered the importance of olives and lemon juice in our recipe. Also, we prefer parmesan over the batch made with romano cheese.
Some of the lettuce and chard became mature enough for picking about 8/25 which is about 45 days since they were started inside. The kale has another couple of weeks to go.
The green bean plants are reaching the top of the trellis frames, but no flowers yet
A new frame of lettuce and other greens will be planted this weekend.
The shorter days are definitely putting a damper on my gardening activities.
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