this summer's garden

A May that was all rain, and a June

that had virtually no rain made

for some difficult gardening,

...string beans planted twice that never came up

...ears of corn that never filled out

...and a poor crop of broccoli

But, some things did really well,

...zinnias, sunflowers, black-eyed susans, and

morning glories are plentiful--the morning

glories are covering the fence on

the east side of the henhouse and have

found their way inside, where they are

blooming above the nesting boxes--sadly

it has not improved the number of eggs I'm

collecting.

...there are tons of cherry tomatoes,

which I eat for lunch and put into tomato,

basil, & mozzarella salads.

...there are plenty of eggplant--some I am

dehydrating {first time trying this},

and some went into penne alla Norma--excellent!

...lots of zucchini for freezing and being

baked into my favorite chocolate courgette

muffins.

...several different peppers, onions, and collard greens

have done well,

and butternut squash, lumina pumpkins, and one

lonely watermelon are coming along.

...the cucumbers vines are starting to shrivel.

In between gardening chores,

I started a quick upholstery project...

...be back with the results.

~Deb