Little Red, my first born in the wilderness. She’s such a beaut!
My friend, Saeng, gave me seeds from some long beans that came from Laos. They’re a yummy green bean that grows up to 12 inches long. I tried them out this year because I thought it would be fun to cover the new arch in a fast growing vine. These vines are strong! Here’s a pic of the underside, where you can see how well they weaved in and out of the arch and provide complete shade.
The tomato vines are y’all, strong, and healthy, this year. They’re loaded with green tomatoes that will probably all ripen up at once when we are in Utah. Haha!
The heirloom blackberries are getting ripe! We picked our first handful today.
Look at all those happy yellow blossoms! There are about a dozen cucumbers out there right now that will be ready any day now.
Green beans and yellow squash and zucchini are all coming in. Yellow squash is so funny. If you wait one day it’s a bumpy hard baseball bat. I’m trying to pick it earlier, this year, I never did put out any spray or sevin dust to help my squash bug infestation, but at least it’s organic (I say that as if I care about organic food...just trying to stay positive here).
If it were up to me, my whole back yard would be garden space and patio. Rows of pumpkins and butternuts instead of my boring lawn (Bermuda weeds).
July is the best garden month in Arkansas. Everything is so green, the tomato vines tower 18 inches over my head, and the raised beds overflow with yummy things to pick. It’s a happy place.
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