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Weekend Expectations (Updated)

Posted on August 15, 2009 at 11:33 AM

The weather is supposed to start warming back up today.   Which is really good news because the cool night time temps over the past several days have really slowed down the beans and tomatoes - just when they were poised to overwhelm me with produce.   I actually have one ear of corn ready to be harvested and several that are very close, so a warm day would give me our first corn harvest of the year.   If the forecasts hold out to be correct, it is likely that could happen on Sunday.   I can't wait!                        

                            

My pumpkins are amazingly plentiful this year and several are ripening already.   The new section of the garden is really a much better location for them, but I think much of the success can be attributed to the warmer summer we have experienced (up until just recently).                   

                   

  

   

Today I have an engagement that will last all afternoon, so I only have very  limited time to do anything in the garden Saturday.   However, Sunday I am trying to keep open so that I can take advantage of the nice weather and spend some quality time outside.   Here's the tasks I am hoping to get done this weekend.   The biggest is the first item, as it takes a few hours to get through the whole garden area and do a really good job.     

  • Use the weed whacker and clean up the garden walk walks (Done 8/16/09)
  • Turn the compost piles (Done 8/16/09)
  • Turn over the buckwheat green manure crop (Done 8/15/09)
  • Start Walla Walla onion seeds.   This will be an overwintered crop of sweet onions. (Done 8/16/09)
  • Cut off the withered tops from the storage onions that have been drying/curing, weigh them, and then store in a large mesh bag. (Done 8/16/09)
  • Do some weed clean up in the greenhouse (grows around the containers) (Done 8/16/09)
  • Harvest whatever needs attention - preserve anything that is too much for the weekend meals (Done 8/16/09)

I will update this post periodically to let you know how things progress - along with my usual blog updates throughout the weekend.

Categories: Vegetables, Harvesting, Compost

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2 Comments

Reply Dan
11:30 PM on August 15, 2009 
That pumpkin looks promising, will it be made into puree? Looks like you have another busy weekend. Today I harvested fingerling potatoes and tomorrow I am going put out the poly tunnel & cold frame so I can seed them with many fall crops. According to Coleman it should have been done yesterday, the story of my life :-)

Do you know what happened to Rich & Judy? Both of their blogs have disappeared.
Reply kitsapfreedomgardener
11:52 AM on August 16, 2009 
Dan - Depending on my energy level, at least part if not all of the pumpkins will be cooked/pureed and then frozen into 2 cup packs (enough for one pie). Any remaining pumpkins will be stored in the garage on a shelf (after being properly cured first). My preference is just to process the lot of them but there is a huge amount of pumpkins out there and not sure if I will be up to that much at one time. I also have about half as many Buttercup Squash as well that will need attention. I will probably cube them and pressure can them - so they are ready for squash soup on the hurry. However, if I do not get those attended to - they too will be good for long term storage if properly cured.

I contacted Rich by email last week and he said he is fine (been on vacation and swamped at work since returning). He has been unable to get ahold of Judy and was going to try again this week. His site shares space with hers on her hosting service - so her site is down and so is his by default. No word yet from Judy. I hope nothing is amiss in her world.