Will and I are looking at the last bits of fresh produce in our garden: very small watermelons and a butternut squash. It has been a tough summer for veggies. Everyone I know (including Matie!) has had difficulty in getting big, ripe tomatoes: the summer heat was too much for them. Lots of folks were saying that their corn--all 6 stalks, cuz we are urban farmers here-- dried out. We gave up on corn years ago for that very reason. Our 5 or 6 pepper plants only produced two peppers, one of which didn't bother to turn red before the branch broke.
We have had a good year with carrots and figs and lettuce (early on in the season, but now they have pretty much gone to seed). We are hopeful that we keep the squash and the watermelons growing, so keep those fingers crossed!
Will and I are looking at the last bits of fresh produce in our garden: very small watermelons and a butternut squash. It has been a tough summer for veggies. Everyone I know (including Matie!) has had difficulty in getting big, ripe tomatoes: the summer heat was too much for them. Lots of folks were saying that their corn--all 6 stalks, cuz we are urban farmers here-- dried out. We gave up on corn years ago for that very reason. Our 5 or 6 pepper plants only produced two peppers, one of which didn't bother to turn red before the branch broke.
We have had a good year with carrots and figs and lettuce (early on in the season, but now they have pretty much gone to seed). We are hopeful that we keep the squash and the watermelons growing, so keep those fingers crossed!
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