Finally. Well, kind of. I still want to plant some sunflowers and more cucumbers when Will hauls out a couple more trellises for Suyo Long cucumbers to climb on. I like my cucumbers straight and left to grow on the ground the Suyo Longs will twist and turn like so many snakes. They taste the same but it’s harder to slice them nicely and we do love our cucumber salads.
I had to replant a good chunk of our various corns as, due to the hot, dry weather, then heavy rain, the germination was poor. I’m sure they just started to germinate, then it got dry again and they all shriveled up. The heavy rains did nothing to help them at this point. Oh well, in gardening, some years certain crops do wonderful while others struggle. That’s one reason I can up all I can during those great years; you never know what next year may bring. (Not planning on the zombie apocalypse, just poor growing for some crop or another.)
Our rhubarb is fantastic this year. Some of the leaves measure 3½ feet across! And many of the stalks are nearly as thick as my wrist. I gave a bunch to our friend, Sherri, to can. Today we went out and pulled a bunch more for me to can and bake with. Lightly pulled from only two plants netted us about 30 pounds worth. Now that’s impressive! Rhubarb sauce, pies, and cookies, here we go. It’s kind of a celebration of finishing planting all six gardens. Yea!
— Jackie
