tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post3498388560902462371..comments2024-03-17T05:15:43.804-04:00Comments on A Growing Tradition: Late August HarvestThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-50311479473170526552011-09-02T08:03:06.841-04:002011-09-02T08:03:06.841-04:00Its amazing heavens of vegetables and straw the he...Its amazing heavens of vegetables and straw the healthy seeds of the green vegetables much more fruits of variety.cloud vpshttp://www.host1plus.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-56105481817090333232011-08-31T19:16:51.567-04:002011-08-31T19:16:51.567-04:00What a beautiful harvest! I'm in awe.What a beautiful harvest! I'm in awe.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-78071216994516877202011-08-30T21:42:27.435-04:002011-08-30T21:42:27.435-04:00Beautiful harvest this week. Lots of tomatoes and ...Beautiful harvest this week. Lots of tomatoes and peppers for us as well. Seeing your watermelons have made me realize how much I miss them this year. I must find room for them next year.<br /><br />Tomatoes were the same for me...Just when I was thinking I may not have planted enough to get a good harvest, they began to ripen and my counter top filled up quickly. I will be making a huge sauce this weekend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-83030978798133939992011-08-30T20:09:56.008-04:002011-08-30T20:09:56.008-04:00A beautiful harvest, Thomas.A beautiful harvest, Thomas.Loriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294056530885964319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-32729355895139286312011-08-30T11:23:56.564-04:002011-08-30T11:23:56.564-04:00Thanks for your comments everyone.
Funkymommy -...Thanks for your comments everyone. <br /><br />Funkymommy - I'll try to post a recipe this week. I don't know if the recipe is appropriate for canning tough. I might suggest canning fresh tomato puree instead and making the soup from that.<br /><br />Liz - our summers here in New England can be described as unpredictable. It's hard to categorize really. All I can say is that Our last Spring frost is usually late April - early May and our first fall frost is usually in late September - Early October. Melons have grown reasonably well for me these past couple of years but from what I've gathered from other local gardeners, they aren't always a sure bet.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-22874625104951238552011-08-30T10:39:45.610-04:002011-08-30T10:39:45.610-04:00Absolutely gorgeous. Period.
:-)Absolutely gorgeous. Period.<br />:-)Bee Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046727605273717050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-43529324175194465402011-08-30T03:22:03.289-04:002011-08-30T03:22:03.289-04:00Fabulous harvest I too love the look of the edamam...Fabulous harvest I too love the look of the edamame - what are your summer temps like? And do they need full sun?Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-25734940413788407972011-08-30T00:27:20.388-04:002011-08-30T00:27:20.388-04:00Well your garden outdid itself this week with all ...Well your garden outdid itself this week with all those lovely tomatoes, peppers, and some ripe sweet watermelon too! Garden heaven! :DkitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-81988401452295505572011-08-29T23:12:14.950-04:002011-08-29T23:12:14.950-04:00Holy Tomatoes and Peppers Batman!! Gorgeous harve...Holy Tomatoes and Peppers Batman!! Gorgeous harvest!! I have some soy beans also. I've been keeping an eye on them to see if they're ready to harvest. Mine aren't quite ready yet! Yours looks amazing!! Now I'm craving edamame!!~TastyTravels~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17242583069509116828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-72348161738313078682011-08-29T20:27:32.207-04:002011-08-29T20:27:32.207-04:00Thanks for the recipe!Thanks for the recipe!Dave (anonymous)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-67799829756935339372011-08-29T19:59:34.767-04:002011-08-29T19:59:34.767-04:00Beautiful harvest. Those soy beans look wonderful....Beautiful harvest. Those soy beans look wonderful.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-16807998654108236542011-08-29T15:56:09.158-04:002011-08-29T15:56:09.158-04:00What a great harvest! Your tomatoes look great, th...What a great harvest! Your tomatoes look great, the peppers even better and then that water melon!Mrs.Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-23459207316314285832011-08-29T14:43:01.777-04:002011-08-29T14:43:01.777-04:00Hello there!
I am really good friends with Kate...Hello there!<br /><br /> I am really good friends with Kate and she gave me your blog address. You are so inspirational...we are trying to start our own Urban Homestead here in Haverhill. Would you mind sharing your recipe for your tomato sauce...I am hoping to can some this year.Teenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967568624586713734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-82147667984728538942011-08-29T13:46:13.908-04:002011-08-29T13:46:13.908-04:00Everything looks fantastic. I am so jealous of tho...Everything looks fantastic. I am so jealous of those amazing tomatoes! I'm growing some Amish Paste tomatoes from seeds that you sent me. The plants look great and have a lot of good looking tomatoes on them, but nothing is ripe yet...michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-59055906185467915812011-08-29T13:26:32.184-04:002011-08-29T13:26:32.184-04:00Gorgeous tomatoes beautiful harvest, hope the stor...Gorgeous tomatoes beautiful harvest, hope the storm didn't do much damage to your garden.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837486464329151966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-66495231928126974962011-08-29T12:33:03.563-04:002011-08-29T12:33:03.563-04:00LNL - Look at the tendril closest to the melon. If...LNL - Look at the tendril closest to the melon. If it has died back then the melon should have begun to ripen. I usually wait an additional week or two after I've spotted this. Also, the vine should look as though it's seen better days - not dead, but the leaves should normally paler and a bit stressed. i hope this helps!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-28551194514238941002011-08-29T12:29:53.969-04:002011-08-29T12:29:53.969-04:00Anonymous - I use Annie's recipe, which is pre...Anonymous - I use Annie's recipe, which is pretty famous around the web. It's the best I've found so far. You can see it here: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/harvest/msg0710385222591.html<br /><br />Jody, I have good results growing soybeans sown 3-4 inches apart in raised beds in all directions. The yield is pretty good, much better than bush beans grown the same way. I find that I get a much better bush bean crop if I plant them in a single row only, seeds sown 2 inches apart. <br /><br />Nartaya - I learned the hard way that like most beans, soybeans germinate best in warm temps. I'm always anxious to get them in to the ground but invariably, the early crop never does nearly as well as the ones I sow in late May. What you decides is a tell tale sign of mice. I have tons of mice in my garden but they seem to stay away from the soybeans as long as they stay 6 inches above the ground.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-40142098819596863582011-08-29T11:37:50.026-04:002011-08-29T11:37:50.026-04:00Im growing the same kind of watermelon. How do you...Im growing the same kind of watermelon. How do you know when it's ready. I've never grown watermenlon and I've heard you go by the hollow sound made when thumping or the little curly vine near where it attaches will be dead. But I'm nervous about picking it too early. So what helped you detetmine it was ripe?<br />Everything looks beautiful and so tasty btw!LNLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529985557316116917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-54976141360113347732011-08-29T11:27:14.746-04:002011-08-29T11:27:14.746-04:00Your harvest is absolutely beautiful. We had a ve...Your harvest is absolutely beautiful. We had a very poor year for edamame. Terrible germination rate, and then I noticed that a critter had eatten the seeds right off the plant! Most of the pod was still there, but the seed area was nibbled away. Grrrrrr! Maybe next year.Accidentalultrarunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05451734598753777765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-2400795766175207372011-08-29T10:50:34.139-04:002011-08-29T10:50:34.139-04:00Beautiful tomatoes! How hard is it to grow soy be...Beautiful tomatoes! How hard is it to grow soy beans? Yours looks so good.RandomGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634760100341475864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-53545966733311436482011-08-29T10:22:35.216-04:002011-08-29T10:22:35.216-04:00We love edamame around here too, but we've nev...We love edamame around here too, but we've never actually tried to grow it. Does it take a lot of space to get a reasonable harvest? Great harvest this week! The toms and peppers look so sweet.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442310215979259623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-73825874363351352722011-08-29T10:21:35.423-04:002011-08-29T10:21:35.423-04:00can you share your salsa recipe/technique?can you share your salsa recipe/technique?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-33511003457928050192011-08-29T10:15:42.355-04:002011-08-29T10:15:42.355-04:00Oh my goodness, those 'maters (and everything ...Oh my goodness, those 'maters (and everything else) look wonderful! I wish I could say I have enough maters canned up for then next 12 months :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069117326093443006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-85102355851298650622011-08-29T10:07:55.761-04:002011-08-29T10:07:55.761-04:00Your tomatoes are beautiful...I branched out and g...Your tomatoes are beautiful...I branched out and grew some orange and yellow and green zebra tomatoes this year and now I'm hooked! Time to experiment with white and maybe even black!Michelle @ Give a Girl a Fighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020971191511530538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-14013963568227973272011-08-29T09:47:49.082-04:002011-08-29T09:47:49.082-04:00All of your produce looks great!!! So glad someone...All of your produce looks great!!! So glad someone had a good gardening year!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192378197271824011noreply@blogger.com