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Old August 9, 2015   #11
shelleybean
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I had been stalling but today was my first round of summer garden clean up. I pulled out a lot of zinnias that had overtaken my beds. The plants were HUGE. I've never seen zinnias grow so large. Some were all tangled up with sweet potato vines but I finally got all that sorted out. Pulled out butter beans that were done and the last of some spring onions that have been in the garden since March. So after all that, I planted Oxheart carrots and Alabama Blue collards. I'll wait a bit longer and then plant my lettuce and beets.

Most of the summer veggies are still going strong. Lots of tomatoes are setting for fall, though I'm not picking a whole lot at the moment. Peppers and eggplant look great. We have Jimmy Nardello's, Ashe County Pimentos and Rooster Spur. I made some pimento cheese yesterday with the Ashe County. Stewart's Zeebest okra is really branching out now so I'm able to pick a lot more. Grew it a few years ago and it is back this season. I'm done with shelling beans for this summer but still have two plantings of green beans to pick from. I still have cucumbers. This is the longest my vines have ever lasted. This is Sumter, which I got from Victory. Great mildew resistance with this one. It will be back next year. My second planting of crookneck squash is growing quickly and will start to flower soon.

It was so cool and breezy here last night, I put a jacket on while we grilled. Back to hot, sticky weather today though. It was nice to get a break while it lasted.
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