Garden update
Tuesday, Sep 12, 2006
The corn is about two inches high now. The squash and tomatoes are right behind. The watermelon is in too late, but I could still have a chance. It doesn’t matter, though. If ill timing doesn’t thwart my watermelon production, it will be disease, pestilence, or a fluke invasion of frogs. I keep reading people write that “fall is in the air,” but it’s hard to believe that while it’s still in the 90’s here. It’s all right though; I’ll think of this when we’re swimming and ya’ll are shoveling snow.
There are blossoms on my pear tree, but I’m not going to say any more about it. Cilantro is on the experiment list this year. I hope to dish it up with four varieties of tomatoes: Beefsteak, Better Boy, Cherry, and Roma.
There is only one blueberry bush left, and it’s hanging by a thread. Conversely, the muscadine grapevine is going crazy. As it happens, I like blueberries better than seeded grapes. Nobody eats grapes with seeds anymore.
The forecast here is warm and breezy, and it seems the mood around here is likewise.
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I just finished crushing some muscadines. I have a gallon of juice in the fridge now and I’ll probably make jelly with it. These came from wild vines that grow up into the trees around here. They were a bit small but extremely sweet.
Did you know that the world record watermelon was grown here in my home town? Mr. Ivan Bright grew it last year. 238 pounds.
Take a 5 gallon bucket and cut 4 golfball size holes around the bottom. North, South East and West. Not in the bottom but on the sides of the bucket right at the bottom. Fill the bucket to 1/2 with horse maneure and 1/4 compost. Mix it up good. Plant 1/3 of the bucket in the ground and then plant 4 tomatoes around the outer edge of the bucket and even with the holes. When watering the maters…. water into the bucket. This will seep out the holes and feed your plants. Works great.
Comment by Tim (September 12, 2006 @ 5:25 pm )
Nobody eats seedless grapes? I missed that memo. I’m from Alabama but we’re living in Virginia, which is just barely the south. Can’t get good muscadines up there. So we were passing through South Carolina and stopped at a produce stand. Lo and behold, there were muscadines! I snapped up two pints. I just keep them in a basket in my kitchen and enjoy the smell, plus popping one in my mouth every now and then. My kids like them, and are pretty good natured about spitting out the seeds. I even splurge on concord grapes in the grocery store and we just eat around the seeds. I think probably because they remind me of muscadines. So send any muscadines my way. I will gladly take them!!!
Comment by Lora Lynn (September 12, 2006 @ 7:37 pm )
Tim, I read about a similar method called the Japanese Tomato Super Growing Method (or something like that). I would like to try that one season; unfortunately, I wasn’t organized enough this year. I’m already a few weeks late. I recall reading about the watermelon accomplishment on your site a long time ago.
Lora Lynn, I meant seeded grapes (typo on your part?). I’m glad to know that someone eats the real thing still. All these hybrids on the market…. I admit to preferring seedless watermelons too, but only because I have little ones. When they are older, I will revert to preferring taste over ease of clean up.
Comment by Amy Scott (September 12, 2006 @ 9:12 pm )
Amy, I laughed my head off at the post Hatching Melons. Mostly because just this evening, my 2 year old was drooling after my watermelon (one of the few foods the preggy mommy can truly enjoy) and calling it pumpkin. Puhkin? Peese, Momma, puhkin? So, can’t you bake pumpkin seeds as a treat? I think I recall that once…or maybe not…my memory just ain’t what it used to be…….
Comment by Aubrey (September 12, 2006 @ 9:26 pm )
Good! You are blessed.
Comment by Andrea (September 12, 2006 @ 9:44 pm )
Meant to be a:
Don’t know what happened!
Comment by Andrea (September 12, 2006 @ 9:45 pm )
it sounds like you live in the promised land.
Comment by Ruth (September 13, 2006 @ 2:20 am )
I eat seeded grapes! especially muscadine grapes… yummy, yummy! Way to go!
Comment by Jessica (September 13, 2006 @ 6:52 am )
The weather being warm and breezy- I hope the breezy stays that way.I am going to be in your part of Florida for an outdoor wedding this weekend.
Comment by Tammy (September 13, 2006 @ 9:22 am )
My grandma still grows grapes with seed…both tame and wild. The wild make the bestest jelly ever.
Comment by Laurie (September 13, 2006 @ 9:53 am )
Yep, it was a typo. I meant seeded grapes. Whoops. Mommy brain/ gestational gaffe. Thanks for reading my mind!
Comment by Lora Lynn (September 13, 2006 @ 10:31 am )
WOW!! I had to reread your blog post thinking that I somehow was reading an old post— We are in full fall garden weather here–our garden holds broccoli, cabbage, lettuce and collards and it was loving the cool weather and rain yesterday. Last week we picked the pears off of our tree and they are now awaiting canning– so having corn, squash and tomatoes is really amazing at this time of year… i forgot about the warm garden weather way down south!!!
Hope you have an abundant supply of fruit and veggies!!! How wonderful!
Comment by mommyof7 (September 13, 2006 @ 1:49 pm )