Journal of a Gardener

August 31

The only garden activity we had was to give some okra to a friend at church.

August 30

We measured 1.2 inches of rain in the gauge this morning.  We got a big harvest since we missed yesterday.  I picked the last two cantaloupes.  I gathered a few more butternuts where the vines were dying and the stems turning.  We have cut 26 or 27 and there are another dozen immature fruits coming if the vines endure.  When we came home Patty canned 5 pints and froze 4 packages of beans.  She also made 6 pints of salsa.

August 29

We were away from the garden today, but a good rain shower came in the afternoon.

August 28

We did a quick harvest of okra and tomatoes and traveled to Tennessee to visit friends and family.  We took okra, beans, tomatoes and a couple winter squashes to Patty’s sister.

August 27

After a good harvest we went to my sister-in-law’s and traded some veggies for half a paper grocery bag of pears.  Patty made 21 quarts of grape juice in the afternoon.  I took the peas with me to visit with my parents and engaged them in shelling the peas.  Mom still has the skill on her hard drive.  She was quick.  Dad was not so fast.  It was a fun project. 

August 26

We had a modest harvest in the morning.  In the afternoon I took my pruners and cut the Concord grapes from the arbor at the home place.  They are full of seeds and there was a lot waste, but I brought home a half bushel.  Patty canned several pints of tomatoes and okra.