Putting Up

Putting It all Up

It's getting closer, they're coming, the vegetables are coming! (Queue the Jaws intro).  The garden tidal wave is coming, everything is about to start ripening all at once.  The mad dash to get it all picked, eaten, blanched, canned, or dehydrated is upon us.

Broccoli, Chard, and Wax beans are now in the freezer, a batch of zucchini was shredded up and put into the freezer for zucchini bread, our summer squash are just starting to come in too.  Tomatoes are there but slow to ripen this year.

Rose picked some of the Rosemary, she has some drying in the kitchen now.

More Summer Squash today, and a Zucchini

Tomatoes, it's difficult to wait, that one in front is starting to blush though.

Blackberries are coming in 1/2 gallon every day or two

Rose picking some of the Blackberries

Rose and I picked Wax Beans again today,  the pole beans aren't quite there yet. These were put up in short order.

I think it's time to pick the Acorn Squash, there 5 or more large squash on the plant, the plant itself looks to be saying it's done...

Wednesday it's 90+ for the next 3 days I'm watering tomatoes, and squash today.  Damn it's hot in the sun, we filled all the birdbaths and are starting a batch of hummingbird nectar.

The leeks appear to be doing well, our first time successfully growing it. 

Tuesday, we did water the tomatoes and the squash today, they needed it, first time we had to water since June. We have a couple 6" pumpkins growing on the fence now. 

Rose and I mowed the yard and a good section of the main field where the deer yard is, it always looks nice when it's mowed.  

                                                

Rosie found another yellow-jacket nest out in the field, lucky for her she rode over them and kept going, they didn't know what hit'em, she turned around to go back around and saw a large swarm buzzing around.  I drove the tractor over a while later and there were still several hundred bees swarming around the fence post.

We ordered our pellets for this winter today, they'll be here next Wednesday.  $247 a ton I believe, cheaper than last year, yay so there's one thing we bought that cost less than last year.

Funny seeing all kinds of wildlife we saw a long tailed weasel run across the road in front of us up in Hillsborough then a Cottontail rabbit over by Market basket in Bedford, oh and several groups of Turkeys too.  

Hummingbirds are still around, we haven't seen a Robin in some time now though.

Rose said the two fawns were out this morning, the larger "sensible" one, and the smaller one she says is "always looking for trouble" a Buck she assumes.