Comments on: Whew! It’s warm http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/28/whew-its-warm/ Tales of a country girl and her hens. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Audrey http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/28/whew-its-warm/#comment-1441 Audrey Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:51:06 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/28/whew-its-warm/#comment-1441 Glad to hear your heat-lovers are taking off. I'm feeling more hopeful that we may get to eat home grown this summer after all ... we now have peas and carrots. I love wandering around the garden the morning after a hot day. I'm either hallucinating, or those plants are all a little bigger. Happy eating! Glad to hear your heat-lovers are taking off. I’m feeling more hopeful that we may get to eat home grown this summer after all … we now have peas and carrots. I love wandering around the garden the morning after a hot day. I’m either hallucinating, or those plants are all a little bigger. Happy eating!

]]> By: Carla http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/28/whew-its-warm/#comment-1439 Carla Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:14:01 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/28/whew-its-warm/#comment-1439 I will definitely agree with you on the too hot too early, Laura. Our high temp on sat. was 92 and yesterday was 98 - more today - but cooling down tomorrow. I was encouraged by your 'cuke report' - mine are looking so sad...maybe it's just not a "cuke year"...? My (pop) corn will definitely not be knee-high by the 4th of July, but it's at least more than ankle high now... First planting of red potatoes is going great guns & the Yukon Golds that I planted a few weeks ago are starting to pop through. My Bloody Butcher (heirloom tomato) has a small 'mater on it - all other have lots of blossoms. I still need to get some more stuff planted - and hope for a late fall. But it got too hot yesterday by the time I finished other stuff, so that will have to wait. I did my first picking of strawberries yesterday morning - yum! And the blueberries are ripening nicely - not sure when they'll be ready for picking... Busy, busy, busy (smile) Carla in No. Idaho I will definitely agree with you on the too hot too early, Laura. Our high temp on sat. was 92 and yesterday was 98 - more today - but cooling down tomorrow.
I was encouraged by your ‘cuke report’ - mine are looking so sad…maybe it’s just not a “cuke year”…?
My (pop) corn will definitely not be knee-high by the 4th of July, but it’s at least more than ankle high now… First planting of red potatoes is going great guns & the Yukon Golds that I planted a few weeks ago are starting to pop through. My Bloody Butcher (heirloom tomato) has a small ‘mater on it - all other have lots of blossoms.
I still need to get some more stuff planted - and hope for a late fall. But it got too hot yesterday by the time I finished other stuff, so that will have to wait.
I did my first picking of strawberries yesterday morning - yum! And the blueberries are ripening nicely - not sure when they’ll be ready for picking…
Busy, busy, busy (smile)
Carla in No. Idaho

]]> By: tlchang http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/28/whew-its-warm/#comment-1436 tlchang Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:50:07 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/28/whew-its-warm/#comment-1436 My (albeit much smaller) garden sounds very similar to yours - not surprising since I think our weather has got to be very close (I live on the Eastside - above Bellevue. Can't remember where you are?) We are picking strawberries and I'm cutting and drying the first batches of mint, lemon balm and tarragon this week, as well as drying calendula, borage and chamomile blossoms for tea. Lots of baby greens - so just enough for herb salads... My (albeit much smaller) garden sounds very similar to yours - not surprising since I think our weather has got to be very close (I live on the Eastside - above Bellevue. Can’t remember where you are?)

We are picking strawberries and I’m cutting and drying the first batches of mint, lemon balm and tarragon this week, as well as drying calendula, borage and chamomile blossoms for tea.

Lots of baby greens - so just enough for herb salads…

]]> By: anita http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/28/whew-its-warm/#comment-1435 anita Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:23:28 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/28/whew-its-warm/#comment-1435 our basil plants are finally big enough to harvest a little... we had a caprese salad last night (with market-bought tomatoes, alas -- our tomato plant is dying.) we ate the very first plum of the year yesterday. our tree is so laden with fruit we had to prop out two of the branches with trellises, so I think there will be preserves and clafoutis and brandy this year! :) our basil plants are finally big enough to harvest a little… we had a caprese salad last night (with market-bought tomatoes, alas — our tomato plant is dying.)

we ate the very first plum of the year yesterday. our tree is so laden with fruit we had to prop out two of the branches with trellises, so I think there will be preserves and clafoutis and brandy this year! :)

]]> By: derek http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/28/whew-its-warm/#comment-1434 derek Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:35:04 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/28/whew-its-warm/#comment-1434 Tomatoes and peppers covered with flowers, peas galore, and a jungle of salad greens. Corn is small and squash is taking off. Strawberries and raspberries starting to bear fruit - there's magic in the garden! Tomatoes and peppers covered with flowers, peas galore, and a jungle of salad greens. Corn is small and squash is taking off. Strawberries and raspberries starting to bear fruit - there’s magic in the garden!

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