August Gardens & Harvests – Greens starting to seed
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| harvests beginning to roll in! |
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| nothing like a big old bag of basil! mmmm |
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| mustard greens going to seed. i love the contrast between the dark purple leaves & the bright yellow flowers they produce when starting the seed production process |
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| red romaine starting to bolt |
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| cucumber plants covered in flowers |
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| drunken frizzy headed woman lettuce putting out its lovely flowers which will turn to seed for next season |
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| another pic of the lettuce forming seeds |
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| beans galore. it’s hard to leave some of them alone so that they can produce seeds. I planted lots this year so that I would have some to eat, and some for seed. These are Provider Green Beans |
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| Purple beans starting to produce. They are so beautiful in flower & fruit |
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| planted lots of marigolds this year, i am found of this extra puffy variety |
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| tomatoes are finally starting to ripen. First of the vine? Purple Cherokee |
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| late blooming lupin! |
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| lots of squash blossoms with fruits to follow |
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| beans & cucs and first min pepper of the season |
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| dill starting to produce seed. I have been picking some for pickling, but lots of seed still coming on |
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| arugula has bolted & is now starting to flower, next step, seed production! |
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| sunset lettuce has bolted too. i am very excited to have all these new lettuce varieties in my collection |
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| Despite the cool temperatures, this has been a great summer for peppers so far. Still waiting for them to ripen, but the plants are loaded with fruit |
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| not a lot of tomaotes yet, but tonnes of beans & cucumbers |
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