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August 30, 2015 by: RidgetopFarm&Garden

How Our Garden Grows – August 2015

Ridgetop Farm & Garden | How Our Garden Grows | August 2015

It seems a little strange that it’s already the end of August and we haven’t done much preserving of our our garden harvests. We didn’t plant a ton of zucchini this year. So, we have enough to eat, but not a never ending supply. Other squash and cucumbers are the same way. I had hoped to can salsa and marinara, but we didn’t have much luck with tomatoes this year. We did can 37 quarts of peaches, but the peaches weren’t from our orchard. Our herbs are doing well, but I haven’t preserved them like I should have. There are lots of onions & potatoes that will need pulled soon. Maybe we’ll have time to preserve a few things now that summer is winding down.

 

OUR GARDEN

THREE SISTERS
The beans went crazy and produced lots this month. Many of the pumpkins and gourds are looking great. But, the corn is only doing so-so.
Ridgetop Farm & Garden | How Our Garden Grows | August 2015 | Three Sisters

KALE & CUCUMBERS
Ridgetop Farm & Garden | How Our Garden Grows | August 2015

TOMATOES
Top: Our tomato plants this year haven’t done too well, but we are getting some red tomatoes.
Bottom: Many yellow cherry tomato plants reseeded or regrew from plants last year. However, they’re growing in a very weedy spot of the garden, making them difficult to pick.
Ridgetop Farm & Garden | How Our Garden Grows | August 2015 | Tomatoes

SQUASH
Ridgetop Farm & Garden | How Our Garden Grows | August 2015 | Squash

AND MORE
Left: One lone sunflower grew out of the hundreds of seeds I planted.
Right: An entire section of the garden is a weedy mess. Boo! What a waste of space. We just haven’t had the time to keep up.
Ridgetop Farm & Garden | How Our Garden Grows | August 2015

 

AQUAPONICS & GREENHOUSE

Produce in the greenhouse is doing very well. We’re getting eggplant, Mexican sour gherkins, okra, peppers, ground cherries, & tomatoes.
Ridgetop Farm & Garden | How Our Garden Grows | August 2015 | Greenhouse

 

BERRIES, GRAPES & FRUIT TREES

Top: The grapes are doing fantastic.
Bottom: We’ve picked only a couple ripe apples. When I think of apple trees, I think of old trees covered in apples – so many they’re falling off the branches. We don’t have that.
Not pictured: The only berries we’re getting are wild blackberries. They’re a blessing and a curse. They are delicious. But, they are invasive & thorny.
Ridgetop Farm & Garden | How Our Garden Grows | August 2015 | Grapes

Ridgetop Farm & Garden | How Our Garden Grows | August 2015 | Apple

 

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