It has been supremely hot here in Southern Illinois. Hot enough that I've neglected the garden a bit. I'm still clearing grass with the hand held scythe. Just a ten foot square area between the pole bean tripods and the carport where I have the spaghetti squash. I try to wait until dusk so it's cooler, It's almost done though and then I am going to till the cleared areas. My cucumbers are dying out and I believe it's mosaic disease. I'm not sure. If I can get things cleared then I will try and replant in a different area. I actually have a pretty good growing season down here for another round I believe. It's worth a shot. As of right now I don't have enough to do any pickles and I was hoping to have started that by now.
As a boon (?) of my neglect some of my zucchini are the size of my forearms. So I will be making zucchini bread, with this I can barter, well that and I still have some of the soap Helen and I made. I am itching to do another batch. The okra is starting to produce but I am unsure on when I should be picking them, what size, etc. Eggplant is starting to set and I believe the first one will be ready in a few days. The potatoes seem to be doing well. I need to hill them up in a bit. The corn is starting to get ears and the beans are starting to flower. Ahhh yes, the beans.......I'm starting to hate beans as beans equals Japanese beetles. The fight is on again with them and I am losing. The Stella blue pumpkin that I got from the seed swap is fruiting so is the yellow squash and spaghetti squash. I'm optimistic about the tomatoes and that's all I will say lest I jinx myself.
Going and spending a week in Slippery Rock, PA (where Ragnarok was) was beautiful. I had a really great week and I even met up with some similarly minded people. Talked a little bit of garden shop but not nearly as much as I would have liked, just not enough time. I unfortunately didn't get many pictures but other people did and I'll try to get some put up. I am wanting to do a road trip soon not really sure when but I'd like it to be before September. September will be one busy month! I have a wedding in Pittsburgh the first weekend, and then I have a fighting event in Holden, MO the second weekend. Third Sunday of September is a fighting event at my home field in Carbondale and the last weekend of Sept my friends are talking about going to the St. Louis area for a PirateFest. (I'm not really sure what it's called). Maybe I should wait until October? LOL
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