the little garden in the north woods ~ the red house on the pole is the bat house that dear G built to entice the creatures to our yard and gardens ~ first he built the house, then he hauled in a tree trunk and affixed the house to the top, then he *dug a hole* to set it in the ground ~ he is so clever 🙂
Hello friends!
I’m thankful to say that the 5th term of school is over and there are still a few days before the 6th begins. We were able to take a quick trip to the Upper Peninsula in search of boats and birds and agates… then home to tend the gardens before heading back to work tomorrow.
sunset over grand sable dunes in the UP ~ storm rolling in
It’s been a very cool summer — things are growing, but s l o w l y….
the little garden out back ~ corn tops out at about 8′ high!
brussels sprouts growing in the big garden ~ waiting for fall to produce
korean radishes have been a surprise success ~ I’ve already made Maangchi’s Kkakdugi with a few!
korean squash baby with blossom waiting to open
winter squash have been another surprise success ~ this one’s a mystery ~ buttercup? kabocha?
the pepper plantation is flourishing in spite of the cool weather
beautiful ridge gourd blossom
summer squash was planted late
sunflowers bring the goldfinches and other birds
Tonight I made rasavangi with the first of the brinjals (yep, first! in August!?) and a Korean squash. It was based loosely on this recipe from Sruthi’s Kitchen — completely delicious!
Sadly the tomatoes all have a disease which is killing the foliage — but doesn’t seem to stop the fruit from growing. Here’s hoping for heat to ripen them before frost.
How does your garden grow?
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indosungod (@indosungod) said
Linda, glad to hear you are having a little bit of a break. As always your garden perked up my day.
The little I know, chilies like the slight when they are fruiting. I might be wrong and could be a theory from my pseudo science 🙂
Theories are always good, ISG! The cool doesn’t seem to bother the chiles — only my poor brinjal with so many dropped blossoms. No matter though — they’re setting fruit now. Looks like an end-of-the-season warm wave is on the horizon. Time for me to get over to Daily Musings tonight! 🙂
shyameds said
My garden grows roses and flowers now 🙂 Glad to see you haven’t given up blogging, Linda!
I love the revamped blog, Shammi! Glad you are still here 🙂
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