Beth's Ponderings
Previously, I
mentioned that I had a bumper crop of peas this year. Plus I discovered I had lots of HUGE carrots -
never before have carrots grown that large in our garden space!
Some things were
really delayed. My raspberries just
started a little over three weeks ago, and while there weren’t a lot, I still
managed to pick enough to enjoy by the handful.
But, not all was
successful this year. My Sweet Peas didn’t
even break through the ground. But even
more disappointing, my melons - two watermelon and a cantaloupe - really struggled
all season.
One watermelon
plant completely died, and the other bloomed two days before the weather turned
colder. But, the cantaloupe surprised me. It bloomed around the Labour Day long
weekend, and produced - in the space of one very hot and sunny week - a golf
ball sized melon. The next - also rather
hot and sunny - week it grew to tennis ball-size! When I picked it September 25, I really didn’t
expect much, yet it was ripe and, though basically only 4 bites, was
delightfully tasty.
Beth
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