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Trying to Keep Up!
May 29, 2008 | 7:10 AM PST
Tag: gardens

My vegetable garden has really taken off-and I'm trying to keep up!  Yesterday I smothered down some of those little ol' eggplants -cut up about 10 of em and had 2 qts to put in the freezer.  Still have LOTS on the 2 bushes I have.  Tomatoes are taking off, and my vines are already starting to die back-but I planted another round!  Bell Peppers are having their 2nd wave of crop to pick.  My snap beans are blooming-again!   Started preparing ground for my okra.  Cucumbers and squash are a real disappointment this year.  I'm gonna have to replant and hope they survive the hot summer. 

FLOWERS!! One Big Beautiful gladiola-I have another in bud ready to bloom by Sat., I hope.  My MOONFLOWER is blooming.  I got seeds from a neighbor down the road last year, and planted 5-6 in a pot.  ONE came up, and it is growing beautifully, and starting to bloom!  My scarlett runner bean is starting to bloom, but barely vining.  First time for me, and I have it in a container, so maybe that's the slow start? 

My angel trumpet is loaded with blooms and smelling up the yard at night.  Rose of Sharon are in full bloom, the crepe myrtles are starting to bloom-I have white, pink and purple.  Of course, the daylilies are still going strong.  Zinnias are blooming, begonias are blooming, petunias and my snapdragons are hanging on.  Roses are blooming, though sparsely now, except for the pink "old timey" rose-it blooms all summer.  Shrimp plants are blooming, and a few others-oh and Salvia-Red & blue-for my hummers.  AND MY BIG SUNFLOWER!!

We haven't had much rain, either, and not much in sight.  My water bill is gonna be high!  It was calm and cool yesterday evening, but I was too tired to do much, and I had to take care of the eggplants before they go bad!

Until I catch up!!         Later Gators!