A lot has happened since my last post....but first here are a couple of Armenian cucumbers that got away from us and hid in the vines (notice the sweet potatoes behind her). They are being held by my grand daughter. In the past month we have been busy canning lots of produce from the garden. We have canned about 15 pints of salsa, 25 pints & quarts of Bread & Butter pickles, over 35 pints & quarts of dill pickles, canned & froze & gave away bags and bags of chili peppers, canned several quarts of tomatoes, and harvested and ate lots of cantaloupes & honey dew melons. We are still waiting for several watermelons to get rip. We froze many bags of green beans & harvested about 18 spaghetti squash. We have about reached our limit of zuchini squash and swiss chard. I've cleaned out many of the boxes, added compost that I've made, and prepared them for winter plants. I'll be planting my winter garden tomorrow. Our sweet potatoes are doing wonderfully. I think we are going to have a huge harvest. We are going to plant peas where the melons were. I'm keeping the tomatoes, cucumbers, chard, and peppers going from the summer boxes. We have been blessed with lots of rain since the 4th of July. I've had to do very little watering of the garden. I have a second bin of compost about ready to use. All in all I can say that we have harvested much more than ever before (in any type of garden we have had). I LOVE MY SQUARE FOOT GARDEN!! I have four other people who have watched my garden this summer and have started boxes for their winter garden or have started boxes for next spring. I think I've had to pull about 4 small weeds this entire summer....and the garden looks great. Thanks again Don & Dorothy. (double click to enlarge photo)
