For those of you suffering in the heat...
you have my sympathy.
Happily, we have avoided extreme heat as of yet.
But, summer is not over.
The heat is hard on the animals as they have no way to escape it.
We try our best to keep them comfortable, but there is only so much we can do.
So, I am keeping my fingers crossed that this wonderful summer weather
that we have experienced thus far will continue.
The garden has flourished with the perfect sunshine/rain balance...
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More heat is needed, however, to ripen all of our tomatoes.
We have lots on the vine, but none are even thinking about turning red.
Curiously, two of our compost piles have their own gardens growing.
These two piles have been ready for spreading on the hay field,
but I am waiting to see what grows from these piles.
On one there are about 50 tomato plants...
and at the base of the other are several pumpkin vines.
These piles are many months old and produce no more heat.
They have essentially turned into soil.
My question is this...
Would you eat tomatoes that were grown on the top of an old compost pile?
If you have a few extra minutes and would like to see the garden...
here is an updated tour:
Comments
I know you grow organically, but how do you deal with pests?
Thank you for sharing your garden with us. Love the sweet bird your blogger friend made for you.
Do you think your plants are doing better this year because of the "buddy system"? (I forgot what you called it, when you have plants that grow well together next to each other...)
And I never knew that about celery!
I use the leaves and everything in soups, too!
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