Here are some garden photos from August 24. I have just the two pumpkins, but they are cuties! The leaves seem to have powdery mildew, so I doubt I'll get any more. I just hope these are able to fully ripen.
The little watermelon grew a bit more, but I think this is as far as he'll get.
I'm getting some very nice zucchini! Unfortunately, the zucchini plant also has powdery mildew. I am going to try this recipe for a spray that is supposed to kill the mildew:
Powdery Mildew Spray:
1/2 cup milk
4.5 cups water
1/4 tsp baking soda
This is the strange flower that blossomed next to my cucumbers. Any idea what it is? It's kinda pretty.
My White Wonder cucumbers got nice and fat. I was not sure when to harvest them, so I posted this pic on Praxxus55712 Ray's Facebook page. He immediately responded with "Ray RayRay Holy cow you need to pick them right now. White wonders are best when eaten small and tender.. Nice growth! "
So I picked them and then I pickled them! I made some refrigerator pickles and some canned. Both are extremely good! I will probably grow a different variety next year, but I plan to make a lot more pickles.
Sugar snap peas are coming up:
Tomatoes slowly ripening:
Doug built this great - ummm - arbor-thingy - for my raspberries. I wanted to protect the berries from the birds. I bought some $10 netting from the store and draped it over. We put a few stakes in the ground to keep it from flying up. So far so good!
Berries will be ready to pick in a few days:
