The hot days of summer has our gardens and plants ending their reaps of flourishing. Although you may still see blooms at their peak, there in the secret life of plants develops a mechanism of shutting down their engines. Since I've even noticed my own blooming plants as they are-- I can tell they have their own biological clocks ticking to prepare to go into hibernating.
While you still can enjoy the reaps of your blooms and the gift of your vegetables. Tomatoes are getting very ripe around now so make the use of them in salads all by themselves. Many just slice them up, add seasonings for taste then take and dive in with teeth! I just received an abundance of tomatoes from a wonderful garden grower and I was in delight. Can't wait to make that tomato salad....Yummy!
If you're in the pruning period of your garden, it's a good time for that. Make sure you prune at a angle; or a slant and that you keep a good fullness around your shrubs and bushes. The lawn however, around my side of town is growing like crazy! Every week -- even twice a week you'll find grass is growing! Still, enjoying your fruit trees may be your harvesting.
Peaches! ripe and juicy makes your mouths water...I believe. LOL!
Take up time to continue your ending flourishing, invite a neighbor, or friend over. Share tea, coffee, give them a bouquet, or, some your vegetable garden's share. They'll just flourish you with thanks and smiles.
So with all this, I will end this letter. I think of you. Really I do. I will write next month.
I like this encouraging update. Have a prosperous weekend.
Saturday, August 10th 2013 at 1:04PM
How May I Help You NC
Hello El; Thanks! I love pretty floral and veggies! The weekend has prosperity of wonderful people like you.
Saturday, August 10th 2013 at 4:48PM
MIISRAEL Bride
Irma, are you canning and freezing up your harvests? Did your veggie garden do well this year. Many around my town didn't do well this year. Late tomatoes and greens were early. Fruits did better though we had delicious peaches, watermelons and cantaloupes.
Sunday, August 11th 2013 at 9:22AM
MIISRAEL Bride
Moving your garden may help. Different location might increase produce. I'm not planting fall, I have some marigolds which are looking good. They are beautiful one is red and the other white. They bloomed late fall last year and it got cold before they finished their cycle.
Peaches! They are good. Glad those birds decided to allow you to keep your grapes. Good sharing with neighbors. Dearest Irma that's down right sweet like grapes.
Monday, August 12th 2013 at 11:12AM
MIISRAEL Bride
No, I don't think I've tasted Japanese cucumbers. I may look around and see if they are sold here or at any of the Farmer's Market. Crisp!
Tuesday, August 13th 2013 at 6:21PM
MIISRAEL Bride
YEP GETTING READY TO PUT IN GREEN VEGGIES TO GET THE FROST TO HIT THEM. (SMILE)
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
MIISRAEL, I WILL HAVE TOMOVE MY VEGGIE GARDEN NEXT SEASON...WHERE IT IS HAS BEEN TILLED SO FINE THE DIRT IS NOW MORE SAND THAN THE FORMER CA. CLAY DIRT AND IT WAS SO MUCH OUT OF CONTROL HEAT TIS YEAR I COULD NOT KEEP IT PROPERLY WET ENOUGH SO NOTHING DID TOO WELL AS USUAL..BUT WE GROWERS ARE ALWAYS AT THE MERCYOF THE WEATHER AND TRIAL AND ERROR AND WE ALWAYS HAVE NEXT YEAR. LOL!!!....
BUT I WILLHAVE LOTS OF FROST BITTEN CABBAGE AND COLLARDS ECT. SPROUTS TO FREEZE AND CAN.I AM GETTING PRETTY GOOD AT SUN DRYING NOW. BUT IT IS KIND OF COOL RIGHT NOW...AND PUTTING THINGS TO DRY IN THE OVEN IS ALWAYS A DESASTER FOR ME.LOL...(SMILE)
I WISH I HAD SOME OF YOUR PEACHES, I CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH PEACHES EATING...SO HAPPY FOR YOU...ARE YOU PLANTING ANY THING FOR FALL?...
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
OH AND NOT MANY MOCKING BIRDS THIS YEAR SO I GOT TO KEEP ALL OF MY GRAPES FOR ONCE. LOTS OF TRADING WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS.(SMILE)
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
YESD MY FIREND JUST GAVE ME SOME JAPANESE CUCUMBERS...HAVE YOU EVER HAD ANY OF THEM...THEY ARE MUCH MORE FIRM AND REAL BUMPY BUT REMAIN CHRISP SO MUCH LONGER THAN OTHER CUCUMBERS AND ARE REALY GOOD AND TASTE ALMOST THE SAME AS THEY DO? (SMILE)
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
