The tomato crop was nearly a complete failure, with only about ten pounds of usable fruit from about fifteen plants. The ones that managed to turn red were usually half rotten, and the green ones would simply rot instead of ripening. I had to settle for one small pot of cooked tomatoes for fresh eating; nothing to can.
The beans kept producing into mid September, but with shrinking yields that were best eaten right away. I didn't have time for canning anyway since the whole month of September was absorbed by a project on the front porch. The summer squash continued into September as well, but I grilled them for eating instead of canning. The second planting of peas are about five feet tall and have a few young pods. The broccoli did finally form heads, with the largest one being about four inches across, but the others are 2-3 inches. As a matter of fact, I just came in from squishing some little green caterpillars that were hiding on the bottom side of the leaves. The carrots are looking great, so I pulled one of the bigger ones and it's about five inches long. The beets are doing well too.
The herbs are dried and stored in jars. The seeds from peas, tomatoes, beans and cucumbers are also dried and stored at this point. The few beets left from the first planting have yet to bolt, so I am wondering how I am supposed to get seed from them. Time will tell!
The beans kept producing into mid September, but with shrinking yields that were best eaten right away. I didn't have time for canning anyway since the whole month of September was absorbed by a project on the front porch. The summer squash continued into September as well, but I grilled them for eating instead of canning. The second planting of peas are about five feet tall and have a few young pods. The broccoli did finally form heads, with the largest one being about four inches across, but the others are 2-3 inches. As a matter of fact, I just came in from squishing some little green caterpillars that were hiding on the bottom side of the leaves. The carrots are looking great, so I pulled one of the bigger ones and it's about five inches long. The beets are doing well too.
The herbs are dried and stored in jars. The seeds from peas, tomatoes, beans and cucumbers are also dried and stored at this point. The few beets left from the first planting have yet to bolt, so I am wondering how I am supposed to get seed from them. Time will tell!
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