It’s been such a busy summer I’ve hardly had a chance to spend any time at the Irving Garden.
There are some new features this year, a compost system that’s built and looks like it’ll be ready for fall. And, as was the case last year, a bumper crop of veggies…especially cucumbers.
I was there a few days ago and swiped a few young cukes to make my very first batch of pickles. I’m now a huge fan of homemade pickles.
The cucumbers are so overwhelming, they toppled over the metal lattice set up for them to climb. Clearly, they need a sturdier climbing wall if we’re going to get them to go vertical.
The beans are doing great. That’s what the kids and I spent the most time harvesting this evening in between aggressive weeding.
The garden’s also flush with serranos and jalepenos, which I’m pretty sure are new this year. Those will go great with the fabulous looking wall of tomatoes. If we can keep the critters off of those, they’re going to be amazing.
Unfortunately the squash is being overrun by squash beetles. I’m encouraging anyone to pick squash as soon as they’re even close to mature.
The carrots and potatoes seem to be coming along nicely too.
I’m looking forward to a bigger harvest after school starts and maybe another stone soup so the kids can enjoy the bounty of their classroom plots.
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