After all my worries and complaints, we have gotten a halfway decent harvest out of everything this year. The tomatoes have finally begun to develop, while the Sweet Hundreds are playing a major daily part in lunchtime around here. The beans are also doing well. These are Coronas, from Rancho Gordo Beans. (#RanchoGordo) Great little company that keeps us well supplied in the winter months. As for the pumpkins, I'm not sure which one this is, whether its Huey, Dewey or Louie, but they have gone to town despite numerous vole attacks on their root structure. (By the way -- the idea that Cod Liver Oil will keep voles away because of the smell and possible intestinal distress, is a load of elephant hooie. I think the voles see it as seasoning.) Once again, the Sweet Hundreds have done very, very well this season. It's just amazing to me that one plant can produce this many tomatoes. And, I'm not big on Cherry Tomatoes. But, I do love these! Ah, yes, the pepper plants. Like everything else in Mr. Bitterman's Garden, they took their time getting started, but we've harvested close to half a bushel today of Hatch and Oaxacan. Bitterman and me are, I think, justifiably proud of what has finally come to pass this growing season. We both hope it can keep up for another few weeks -- month? -- before the first hard frost sets in. I would like to harvest the acorn squash and petite purple spuds before we get frozen out. Started roasting the home growns this morning. Got great blistering on the Oaxacans. They should peel beautifully. As should the Hatch, both Mild and Medium. Our Elephant Garlic were roasted and wound up in here as well. (Melted two plastic bags and burned one finger and one arm during the process.) (Now, THAT'S excitement.) With the Bumper Crop of tomatoes, (Well, not a bumper ... more of a foison ...) we'll actually be able to roast and freeze some homemade sauce this year. (Never got enough last year to really pull it off) Mr. Bitterman still can't figure out what happened to his crop of rutabagas. He can't figure it out mainly because nobody has had the guts to tell him that Furious George rode over all the seedlings while he was learning to ride his Segway. Oddly enough, Furious has become quite the video hit in Japan. He's been invited to visit and address the Diet during the off-season. I made him promise to take Mr. Bitterman with him when he explores the exotic east and not to tell him what he did until they cross the International Date Line.
Even then might still be too close. As I ponder his reaction, I see that could be an exciting flight.
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12/7/2019 06:01:30 am
I am glad to know that the harvest time had been nothing but a great one! I can see that you have harvested a lot of fruits and vegetables in your farm, and it is a good thing! If there is a need for you to harvest acorn squash and petite purple spuds, then you must do it especially if it is the right time to have everything harvested. Or else, everything will get rotten which is not a good thing. Hopefully, all people will learn the idea of farming!
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