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Summer has been busy for the garden. The season has closed on zucchini (rip), potatoes, garlic and onions. The tomatoes just started turning this week- very late season but looking really healthy. Cukes and still kicking- this is the latest in the summer I’ve ever had them and I think it’s due to growing them vertically. Tomatillos and peppers are coming into their own and I’m waiting patiently for my dellacata, honey nut and more of the red kuri squash go turn. Also, the yard beans are a fun addition. These last two summers I’ve been doing a semi-companion planting, mostly using borage and calendula along with zinnias to brighten up the garden and drive in more pollinators. So far this has been a highly productive season. Anyone do a fall planting? I sowed carrots- hoping for a later freeze and to get a little something out of what would have been empty space; also beans, peas, spinach soon and planning to also put in colder varieties of winter bok choy and romaine for when the temps cool off a bit.

Sunflowers.

Blue Crew laying more pipe this offseason than @GrilledSteezeSandwich after a karaoke night back in his prime!

Last of the potato’s I had this year. Also drowning in cucumbers. Eat one every day and can’t keep up.

potatoes.

Beets doing well this year. Also cucumbers, jalapeños. Looks like we’ll have lots of spaghetti squash and tomatoes. Japanese beetles are all over our raspberries 😡

The dry weather didn’t stunt the blueberries just made them sweeter. Picked a gallon tonight. I interrupted a mama box turtle digging a hole.