Monday, August 6, 2012

Monday, August6, 2012

House, Trees and Shadows

A beautiful day here in the Village. Spent the better part of the day caring for the community garden.

We started this year for the first time. Eight gardeners signed up and we have some really good progress in the development of the garden.

There was an attack last week of  tomato horn worms but with the help of  a gardening grand daughter we seem to have stomped them down to nothing. I will still keep a diligent eye on everyone's tomato plants when I go down to check and water.

Some of the gardeners need to get down there to do two things. Weed and harvest. I've begun to pick tomatoes and the beans seem to keep coming. The pole beans are covered with blossoms and tiny fruit so we will be starting those soon.

Planted late fall crops of beets, turnips, and parsnips add a few potatoes and if all goes well I can taste those fall roasted goodies coming from the oven, to the table, and into my tummy. Yummy!