Susan R. Stoltz :: Gardening

Beginning the Harvest by Susan R. Stoltz

Although early in the season for most of what I planted things are finally coming round to the point where I can harvest enough of something to actually use in a meal.

This morning while I watered I gathered a handful of raspberries and ate them while standing in the peaceful sunshine. I took another fistful into the house. The cucumbers are yielding plenty, three this week with two more about ready and dozens of smaller ones. There are seventy-four tomatoes, some more ripe than others, with more blooms opening everyday. The snap peas hav(...)

Raspberries and Blackberries

Blackberries and Raspberries by Susan R. Stoltz

Well, the time has come that we are finally getting produce from our garden. It's been a windy summer here so some of the bushes had the blooms blown right off of them. The blackberries and raspberries have finally come

into their own.

We have 37 tomatoes on the vines with about 150 more blooms. It helps that I planted 38 tomato plants. The peppers are finally turning red and we've had lots of servings of the sugar snap peas. They suffered, however, in the record heat of this past month.The broccoli is about to take over as well(...)

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