Mother Earth's Garden

I can’t believe it’s almost the middle of September already! My garden is still going strong. I’m still picking squash, tomatoes, onions, peppers, eggplant, and the last of the cucumbers.
 
The tomatoes have been going crazy, so I’ve been making tons of tomato juice for soups and chili this winter. I’ve also been freezing peppers, and I think I’m going to make some zucchini bread this weekend (or maybe some muffins so I can freeze them).
I also have some watermelons that are about ready to be picked.
Some things are starting to die back, I’ve been slowly picking all …read more

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Our Ohio weather has been setting records for the coolest summer on the record books. I’ve actually been wearing long sleeves in July and August. I can’t remember when I ever wore a sweatshirt in July!
I’m not really complaining, for the most part the temperatures have been very moderate, when they’re usually very hot and humid. The weather’s been great for outside activities (when it’s not raining).

The cool rainy weather is really causing a problem for my tomatoes. The smaller tomatoes are still ripening, but the larger varieties are rotting on the vine before they get ripe.
I’ve …read more

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The garden’s cranking it up the last few days, here’s a photo of last nights haul. I’m starting to get tons of peppers, a few red tomatoes, cucumbers, and yellow squash daily.

I’ve been plucking onions almost daily for cooking, and my potatoes are ready to dig. I probably need to get them dug this week.
There’s also a couple eggplant almost ready (another day or two). They’re yummy on the grill.
The tomatoes that are getting ripe are the smaller ones, I have red, yellow, and a dark purple variety here. They’re smaller than the peppers, but they’ll be wonderful …read more

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This was the haul from yesterday from the garden. It doesn’t seem like much, and it’s way less than I usually have this time of year. We also have onions ready, but I’ve been going out and plucking them as I need them for cooking, since at this stage they’re still growing.
 
I’ve been picking the tomatoes when they start to turn ripe, because by the time they get ripe they start splitting and rotting on the bottom. I think it’s from the damp cool conditions we’ve had this summer.
I do have quite the variety of tomatoes going on though. …read more

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I haven’t done a vegetable garden update for a couple weeks now. We’ve had a very cool summer this year, and it seems like my garden is a little behind where it should be.
I’ve only had two tiny ripe tomatoes so far, and a tomato worm ate half of one of them, before he found the bottom of my shoe.

I do have quite a few green tomatoes, and blooms, but nothing is turning red (or pink, or yellow).

My peppers are doing great. I have both bell peppers, and some hot peppers I planted. Both are producing …read more

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I have a mid June Garden Update for you, or is it almost the end of June already? Why does the summer fly by so fast, and the winter seem to drag on forever?
My peas are almost ready. Their little pods are finally filling out, I think it’s about time since I planted them way back in April.

I’m starting to harvest some onions, they’re not huge but they’re just the right size to slice up for sandwiches and salads.
My tomatoes all have blooms, or little green tomatoes growing on them. Hopefully I’m on track to start getting some ripe …read more

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You can grow tomatoes even if you don’t have much space. Many varieties of tomatoes will even grow in Containers and do very well. Cherry tomatoes, and other smaller varieties grow the best, but even some of the larger varieties will grow well if you use a deep enough container.

To grow most tomatoes in containers you will need a pot about the size of a 5 gallon bucket or larger, to give the tomatoes long roots room to grow.
 
Use a good rich organic potting soil, mixed with compost, and fertilize with an organic fertilizer like compost tea, …read more

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