My Garden Diary August 2013

My garden has done exceedingly well this summer thanks to some unusually cool mid and late summer temperatures.

After great success with my early spring and summer gardening and a wonderful and continuous harvest of lettuce, Swiss chard, radishes and spinach, I was feeling pretty doggone good about my green thumb.

So, trying to forget the fact that the last two years, my summer garden STUNK big time, I moved recklessly ahead and planted tomatoes, squash and cucumbers along with jalapeños and red peppers.

Would you just all stop and feel this sacred moment with me?

My cucumbers are over 6 feet tall and blooming up a storm.

I have jalapeños for gosh sakes!!

And tomatoes, although they’ve taken their own sweet time.

And my herbs have had to be cut and dried because they’ve gone completely crazy and have outgrown their garden bed.

With the exception of my basil, because it NEEDS the hot drier weather to get going.  It’s now coming along and I’ll need to spend a weekend making pesto so I have it all winter long!!

God knew I needed a good crop this year so as not to throw up my hands and give up.

Thanks God…

Signed,

Almost Green Thumb,

Katie