IN THE GARDEN, Week of July 31st

It's exciting to see the flowers on the butternut squash come to life as they begin to bear fruit (top left).  The okra is doing well too and it's interesting to see the lovely flowers it bears since it's in the hibiscus family (above center).  Cherry tomatoes (pictured below) are in abundance as well.  We even had a couple of cute kholrabi (middle below).  The hot peppers are multiplying exponentially too!  They are well adept at hiding amongst the foliage of the pepper plants.  We're still harvesting some kale, rhubarb and beets too.  Check out the cheery sunflowers in the garden (bottom photo)!

This week, we've been busy with the usual work in the garden:  harvesting & donating produce, weeding, deadheading, watering, mulching, etc.  We also had to add additional stakes to a couple of the asparagus beds that were becoming unwieldy.  Some strong yarn was tied to the stakes and wrapped around the asparagus for extra support.

We harvested over 30 pounds of veggies for the local and regional food banks this week!

We're hoping for a great turn-out for the upcoming volunteer day on Saturday August 13.  Please lend us a hand if you can, anytime from 9 am to noon. We appreciate all of your efforts!