Garden Update. 7.4.2021

Various updates from the Kitchen Garden Most of the squashes are blooming, at least male flowers. Red Kuri squash also has setting fruit. This is a male flower from Pink Banana Squash.

We got the July 4th tomatoes I wanted. Just three cherry tomatoes, but it's symbolic. These are Sugar Rush. To be honest, they are not as good as Supersweet 1000 or Sungold, but still, real cherry tomato flavor for July 4th. Also, a taste of Fallgold raspberries, from plants I planted this Spring. Pretty good to get a taste the first year.

The pickle cukes have taken off and are growing like gangbusters. The best growth is the group from home saved seeds. Too bad I don't know which variety or even if it was open pollinated or hybrid. The male flowers are puny but maybe good enough?

The red currant plant had enough currants to make a jar of jam. The plant produced even though it's in the shade of an apple tree.

First Pillow Sham Main Panel. Men's Shirt Quilt. 7.4.2021

Today I completed the main front panel for the first pillow sham, to match the unfinished quilt made from the same mens shirts. I wanted it to be mostly the same fabric, but a different pattern. Im still a beginner so this is not perfect. Even so, I'm pretty happy with the result. This will need a border and auilting. I need to finish the auilt first to see what I have left over. This panel is made entirely from scraps of thrift shop and estate sale men's shirts, left over from making the main quilt.

Volunteer Poppies. 7.1.2021

These came up near where I grew poppies last year. These are the annual "Shirley Poppies". As far as I know, there is no sich thing as a "Laverne Poppy". They are a nice volunteer. I scattered saved seeds all over, but didn't see any others. I'm happy with these.

First "Main Crop" Harvest. Potatoes, Garlic, Onions. 7.1.2021

The Envol potato tops are dying off, so I dug up two plants. Nice looking potatoes. These are considered "The earliest of the early" by Fedco. The garlic is "Music". I grew that from bulbs saved from the 2020 crop. They are very large and very tasty. There are also some random volunteer garlic plants to dig. The onions are generic "Yellow onions" from sets. Huge bulbs now. They can be eaten, but not ready yet for storage.

Moat of the annual vegetables seem OK after the big heat wave.

A Few Dwarf or Compact Tomato Plants. 7.1.2021

Just a few of them. They do need a stake. They tend to fall over. However, not nearly the work of full height types. Alpatieva 905A

Extreme Bush

Dwarf Tanunda Red

So far, so good. The next big tests will be eating quality and productivity. The Extreme Bush and Alpatieva 905A are competing for which is first.