This one soybean plant had about 50 pods, each with two or three beans. It’s like a meal on every plant.
The nodules on the roots are where the nitrogen-fixing bacteria live. Soybeans feed themselves!
Not so perfect
The Yellow Perfection tomatoes have almost all split before harvest. On the other hand, they are prolific.
Taste testing is mixed. A few gardeners think that they are bland and uninteresting. On the other hand, one gardener thinks they are amazingly good. Go figure.
Compost yields again
Saturday we sifted the compost for the second time, extracting about half a wheelbarrow-full. I was impressed with the quantity, given that most came from garden waste (including grass clippings from the borders). The rest of the compost is decomposing well, except for the bamboo twigs (waste from setting up the bamboo trellis).
10 Things to Do With Too Many Cucumbers
1. Fill garden apron pockets. Weight train.
2. Make cucumber moonbat hats for Town Day.
3. Have Elsa Dorfman photograph each one.
4. Slice thinly. Mulch neighborhood.
5. Serve cucumber aperitif/hair conditioner/poison ivy salve with cocktail umbrellas.
6. Carve miniature cucumber totems. Worship.
7. Create cucumber theater with handmade costumes and zucchini sets.
8. Give eye relaxation treatment to Belmont.
9. Dr. Ruth lecture series!
10. Remember winter. Declare delicious every single one.
Veggies breaking out
Growth has exploded in some parts of the garden. Some veggies, including the eggplants and the cucumbers, have spilled over into adjacent paths and are now breaking out through open slots in the garden’s fence.
Next year’s crop wish list
This a list of new crops we might want to plant next year. Please add to it.
- Bok choi
- Spinach
- Brussells sprouts
- Non-edible flowers for cutting
- Winter squash and pumpkins
- Onions from seed
And if the garden becomes permanent and we can add perennials:
- Raspberries
- Rhubarb
- Perennial herbs, like thyme, oregano, mint, etc.
- Asparagus
- Garlic
