The cucumbers finally set flowers, and we are so happy! Anxious is more like it. They are climbing and sending out their little climbing tendrils, so they must be a vine-type. Gramma was concerned that she'd never seen a cucumber that wanted to climb, but the neighbors have climbing cukes too. These are also pickling cucumbers, because I've always wanted to try dill pickles. Mhmm... my mouth is watering just thinking about them.
The yellow squash are setting flowers like no one's business. Mini squash are growing, growing, growing! I am very glad I gave their plot extra compost this year, the plants are going to need it if they keep going like this! Gramma's yellow squash got aged horse manure and they're just as happy.
On Sunday after church I went to Rachel's house and got to use their new pool! It's 14' diameter by 42" deep and it's fabulous. We were in it for five hours, almost. Halfway through we were out and wandering around the yard for a break. I love going to their house. They have a real farm, with cows and sheep and chickens! They have a huge garden this year and Momma R and Rachel's sister Kate were snapping the ends off green beans. They let me reach into the bag and munch as many as I wanted. They also shelled peas yesterday, but I wasn't there for that (I did eat a few peas too though). Rachel also showed me their black cap bushes. I'd never heard of black caps, so I looked them up. They're wild black raspberries! They were good too.
Swimming yesterday wore me right out! I went home, made some dinner, changed into my pajamas, and was asleep on the couch by 7:30!
I noticed yesterday (the 17th) that the tomatoes have their first buds forming! I had just about written them off as failures. Three months and two days since I first poked the seeds into the potting soil, they are finally setting flowers! I just about danced yesterday when I found them.
The horseradish just wouldn't give up, so I let it grow, behind the log. I don't like horseradish at all, but others in my family do. I might even try to make some sauce out of it for them.
The last of the peas are drying on the vine. I will save these for seed next year.
The carrots are growing well. I wanted to check on their size, so I pulled one. They still have some growing to do. Our immensely rocky soil doesn't seem to be deforming them yet, but they are small.
Until next time,
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