July Wrap-Up

Busy month. Lots of things in bloom throughout the month though many of the flowers are ending. 

Roses

 

 

Butterfly bush

Hostas

 

Another variety hosta

Allium

Milkweed

 

Rose of Sharon - needing pruning

The garden is now producing some items as well as "the orchard" (which consists of several apple trees - two of which produce very small apples and are very big- not pickable) and one peach tree- those will be ready in August.

Also A & HJ have apples and want me to use theirs too. Theirs are red and very tasty, so made more applesauce.   There are lots of "volunteer plants" this year. Extra potatoes, tomatoes (100's- pulled up most of these), and acorn squash which I have never grown (think came from my in-laws using the cold cellar).

Red apples - applesauce

Acorn squash

Butternut squash

Green Peppers

Jalapeno Peppers

 Peppers started out gangbusters but seem to be tapering out; not sure of cause of that. Banana peppers seem to be only one with new growth. Still several green peppers growing, but not seeing new ones.   Below is the new basket that Dorothy brought me! Love it.  Used it the day they left and picked multiple cabbages that are now fermenting into sauerkraut. Also picked peppers, yellow squash, bunching onions, green beans, and rhubarb.  Have planted more lettuce which is just about ready and some additional green beans which have a way to go.

Bringing in bounty in new basket from Dorothy

2nd planting of lettuce and green beans

Yellow squash

The porch project is moving along again!. It's going to look great, bit still quite a bit to get accomplish and some of it unfortunately is up to me to get done- scraping and painting the parts of the windows that cannot be covered by siding.  Not my favorite task but need to get to it! Major improvement all the way around!

Outside East End- siding replaced below window

Inside West End

Inside east end - post not yet done, but under window looks great!