It is always great when it gets to midsummer and the garden is over-producing as it feels good to be able to hand on goodies to friends and neighbours. We are at that stage just now, with an over supply of caulis, brocolli, broccoflower, cabbage, spinach. There is only a certain amount that we can eat, and everything comes at once. Dwarf and climbing beans are just coming on-stream, and we still have beans in the freezer from last year!
We think that we should have enough potatoes to do us for the whole year, now we have 20 planted in buckets as well as five rows in the garden.
We had such a great crop on our cherries this year, we were able to give some to all our neighbours, and only their second year! One Lapin, was better than the Rainier on which the fruit split, slightly earlier ripening though. We now have Moorpark apricots ready on a first year tree, about 40 fruit.... nothing like a tree ripened apricot though!
The Great Garden Rescue
9 months ago
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I am a Transplanted Kiwi, living on Whidbey Island WA USA This will be my first year (last year does not count as it was a learning year)of getting into vegetable gardening. I sure hope I have as much success as you have with your garden.
Jennifer
I agree, one of the best things about gardening is being able to share your bounty with friends. I give away heirloom tomatoes and make lots of basil pesto and flavored oils for friends at the end of the summer. Cheers!
The one thing I don't like about apartment living.. No garden! Love the article, jealous :)
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