Gardening Report - End Of July 2021
How lucky am I to be able to do another gardening report? Very lucky I'd say if I were to answer my own question.
Earlier this month I reported a strong hail storm, that made some damage. Hail storms are never good, no one wants them, but after a week we got the proof that the damage wasn't so bad. We're lucky as what we grow is for our own use, we don't sell vegetables, nor fruits, the only exception is the jam I make from the fruits, but that's another story.
Today I'd like to show you where we are with the garden. End of July is already harvesting time for some of the vegetables.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are starting to ripe, we had a few already and are delicious.
My only regret is I can't send you each a tomato as sample, to see the difference between homegrown tomato and what you buy at the supermarket.
The majority of the tomatoes hit by the hail are still growing nicely. Some have rotten, but the ratio is like 10% to 90%, so it's an excellent ratio, not to mention that the majority of the tomato is still to come.
As you can see on the photo, those tomatoes hit by the hail are still good. That part must be cut out, but it's not a total loss.
There are plenty of green tomatoes that are going to ripe next month. We need to make juice, a lot of juice.
This is the other batch, that is not looking good, we're still going to get some tomatoes, but not as we should. However, I have no reason to complain. Anything is better than nothing.
Peppers
Peppers are growing nicely. These still need a couple of weeks to ripe, but there's no danger for them at this point.
This is hot pepper, which will remain green when ripe. I am not a fan of hot pepper, so have no idea how good these are, but they are probably good.
Sweet Corn
Sweet corn is for summer consumption, we have a few each year, but it's not the time for them, there's still two or three weeks needed to be able to harvest them. Can't wait though. Till then I am buying sweet corn from the farmers market, I have a man who I trust and always buying from him.
Squash And Pumpkin
These are growing nicely and have some in the freezer already, for colder days.
Honeydew
These honeydews were in danger after the hail as these were hit the hardest, but fortunately they had the ability to recover. We already ate one a week ago and it was quite sweet and delicious.
Look at that spot, that has been caused by the hail.
And look at this one! Looks like someone had breakfast, lunch and dinner, several times so far. Do you know who's the main culprit?
This brown guy and his buddies are the main culprits.
Cauliflower
These cauliflowers doesn't look nice, I prefer the white ones, but the problem is they need a cooler environment and there's like 36C outside now. However, it's perfect for a good vegetable soup.
So Far
We're still trying to rescue the damaged cucumbers. On the photo collage above, on the right you can see one, that was hit by hail, therefore it's quite curved, although it should be straight. For me it's not a problem as for pickles it's perfect.
We have a cool cellar, where we can store whatever we do for winter. Here you can see pickled cucumbers, pickled cauliflower with red bell pepper and beans in tomato sauce for soup.
And more pickles.
Next is the tomato juice, in two weeks we can start filling the bottles.
This is the Natural Medicine community and what I have here for me means natural medicine. Eating healthy, staying away from GMO and vegetables and fruits treated with chemicals means health. This is why we're working hard during the gardening season. It's not about money, it's about health.
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You have a great garden there, so much abundance. I am jealous of your honeydew they are my favorite melons, but unfortunately it is really difficult to grow them where I live as it is too dry xx Such a great looking pantry too xxx
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I'm glad most of your plants recovered from the hail!