In the Garden

As the summer winds down (YAY!!!!!), my husband and I are in the garden more, gathering the last, or in some cases we hope the last of the veggies.

I finally got enough tomatoes to do a batch of salsa. From here on out, I'll be canning them whole until I run out of jars, or get sick of doing them, whichever comes first.

The summer squash are their usual prolific selves. Ironically, the green zucchini haven't kept up. I have a couple of dessert recipes I want to try before they totally give up the ghost....or I pull them. We haven't had trouble with the dreaded squash bugs this year, either. There's great rejoicing about that.

The peppers did get nipped by that one cold night we had last week. I've been giving these away like zucchini this year to any family member who wants them.

My sad little sugar pumpkins tucked in under their frozen leaves. I understand there's a pumpkin shortage around, at least there is in my area. I think I might be glad I have these.

We pulled the onions and they are looking great. We have them out on the haystack curing at present.

Again, this variety is called Candy. They're a sweet onion that keeps betting than Vidalia or Walla Walla, in my opinion. They grow really well for us, as you can see by this onion that's as big as my face.

That's a wheelbarrow full of onions that will last us the winter.

Something's been at the smaller sunflower variety's seeds. This type has very dark brown to black seeds, not the usual stripy ones like you get at the store.

The season's also almost over for the Mammoth sunflowers, too. The heads are drooping and it won't be long before we see seeds here as well. I haven't decided what to do with them yet. I'm not tremendously excited about trying to pry them out and roast them for eating. I may hang them in the trees this winter for the birds, but I have a feeling squirrels will get at them if I do that. Still pondering...

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[Eye guy]

Love the garden!