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Not a big year, but enough for me and the families. No heat waves this year I would think the Tomatoes would of thrived. Maybe too much rain 11.19 inches since June 1st.
Maybe. We've received 10.3 inches since June 1st and I'd say that's pretty wet by our standards. Only the first 3 weeks of June were a bit dry. The cool temperatures might have made it feel wetter, due to lower evapotranspiration rates?
My 86 yr old neighbor grows these Tomatoes called Cuor Di Bue. Translation: Heart of the Ox
Story about this...
In 2014 my mom went to Italy and brought back tomato seeds called Cuor Di Bue.
I tried to grow them twice but the plant never grew and produced. I believe because I dont have full sun (only 4-5 hrs) and the climate in Italy is hotter for these plants?
Anyway, I stopped growing it, I gave the seeds to my neighbor. He has full sun there and he's been saving the seeds ever since. Grows them each year and man do they produce.
My biggest harvests always start around this time too. But they should continue until first frost. Cukes, zucchini and sungold tomatoes will slow down soon due to pests and disease, but eggplants, green beans still going strong. Other tomatoes still going strong or ramping up. Many peppers are going to be ramping up into September. Figs and okra only just getting started. Lima beans, roselle, watermelons and melons are going to come in in September, as well as the second flush of raspberries. And winter squash, tomatillo, sweet potato, yacon, gobo, pumpkin are gonna come in (mostly) around the first frost. Cool season crops are gonna be mostly Sep-Oct harvests. Still have rhubarb I can pick too.
The focus over the coming years will be to get some perennials established to early season production that is currently lacking. Berry bushes, fruit trees, asparagus, multiplier onions, skirret, greens (ex hablitzia) and a good seed bank of mache for April-July harvests. Nut trees seem like an interesting concept but not sure if I'll have space or if any are worth growing. Might just get a black walnut cracker and collect those nuts from all the local parks since they're all over the place...
My biggest harvests always start around this time too. But they should continue until first frost..
Thats interesting because in September things slow down here but not get killed. Frost isn't until Mid October but new blooms in September do not have time to mature and ripen.
Thats because nights drop into the 40s/50s in September and days sometimes only stay in the 70s everything just starts slowing down. So technically I only have 1 good month of decent harvests.
Speaking of which...
Todays harvest
Fig tree out of control.
I pruned and tied it up. Just a bad spot for it
Bell Pepper in the pot broke off
Seeds are down
Weeding and Cleaning. Incredible Pattern continues. No dog days of summer this year!
Anyone know what this is?
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Amazing summer. One of my favorites. No Heat Waves!
