This is a very short post to explain the chief reason why I haven't posted anything in over a month. See on the calendar there? That big blank no-posting period was the second half of July and most of the month of August. As any gardener will tell you, that's harvest time. As joyful as it is, I often find that harvesting and finding uses for my veggies takes on a tone of subdued panic, much like bailing out a leaky boat. I'm not harvesting because I want to, I'm harvesting because I have to or the beans will get overripe and the basil will bolt and the cucumbers will turn old and bitter and in any case I'm harvesting because if I don't, I'll have twice as much to harvest tomorrow!
This was a typical green bean harvest. Every other day for about two weeks. Gah!
This was back in July when my garden looked nice and tidy. Now all the plants have grown so big, there's scarcely any room to step between them.
I'm still in the thick of it, actually. Today I made an all-from-my-garden batch of salsa, a batch of blackberry freezer jam, a batch of kale chips, and I roasted and froze about 6 lbs of cherry tomatoes. *whimper* I want to lie down. But soon I'll be back with more pictures of our summer doings.
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