1. August in the Garden
Our economy has taken another dive, but luckily the garden doesn't keep track of the stock market. It just keeps doing its own thing. August in the garden is all about ebb and flow - the transition from green leaves to brown stalks, and the shift from hopeful anticipation of crops to an abundance of produce that needs canning, freezing or eating. Most of all, August means summer is coming to a close and it's time to get back to school or work. For gardeners, it's time to plan the fall gardening season.
Each August, I pull out the catalogs, the seed jar, a pencil, ruler, and my garden journal and start plotting out the future. What will you grow this fall? Will it be a trusty variety of salad greens or a new fangled beet? I'm looking forward to trying out a long sought-after heirloom savoy cabbage, and a few carrots that are new to me.
All planning aside, it's technically still summer so why not enjoy the warm weather with a neighborhood tomato tasting party? We got together with some friends this week to sample our successes and we each found a few good varieties to try growing next year. In this process we call life, there are always delicious surprises!
Happy Gardening,
Christy
P. S. Don't miss our latest blog post about Black Coco Beans and one HUGE oversight.
