been a few weeks since i've checked in...this heat wave sure has been taking it's toll on northern illinois (and on me! not a fan of the hot & sticky). IL hasn't seen this many consecutive 100 degree days since 1947...and the drought seems like it'll be around for a bit, unfortunately. this past friday we hit 108 up in here....
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| not cool |
but finally, FINALLY.... today we got a break in the weather and i was able to get out in garden (aka the jungle) and worked from when my coffee kicked in till dark. it felt soooo good to get out there, and everything looks awesome!! been watering when i can (our town is on a serious water restriction) ... and it all looks like it's taking the drought like champs. A day filled with broccoli, shelling peas, beets!, green tomatoes, parsley, beans, squash...and corn, corn! Love walking out to see this in the morning...
Here are a few pics from my day today....
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| snap peas ready to harvest! |
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| broccoli already on 2nd round! |
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| e's favorite so far |
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| most perfect peas ever <3 |
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| broccoli w/ beet greens |
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| savory ready for drying |
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| basil & savory |
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| holy edamame!! |
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| rainbow chard goodness!! |
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| the girls & lettuce |
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| beets ready to pop |
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| first homegrown beets!!! |
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| lots of little broccoli |
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| broccoli craziness |
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| radish pods drying ... trying to save some seeds this year. |
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| sweet onions making an appearance |
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| shared sunflowers by the compost |
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| beetles. doin' it, doin' it...doin' it well. |
saving the best for last.....my three-sister mounds!!! everything has sprouted and the trinity is complete...
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| the mounds filling in... |
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| three-sister mounds |
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trinity = squash, beans, corn = complete
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| my company today ... Jack G. |
