Well, we had both big heat and big rain this week! The garden welcomed both. On the rainy day, I spent some time in the garage trimming off the stalks from the garlic. It was mostly dried but I decided to leave it another two weeks to finish curing.
Flowers of the friendly and unfriendly kind are in heavy bloom this week. I'm not a bit fan of thistle, but this picture turned out really well.
Raspberry picking continues and I tried a second batch of saskatoon-raspberry syrup, with a slightly different recipe. The dog has a bit of a raspberry problem and insisted on closely supervising all work.
The result this time was tasty but a bit too runny. Next time I'll ad the lemon juice back in. This made enough that I canned four jars for winter.
We're also experimenting with other raspberry recipes, including raspberry crisp (sour!). The freezer is nearing capacity so I fear I will be jamming in the heat this week.
We had the mother of all rain storms. It is unusual for the water to pool in the pathways as well as in between the rows of carrots!
But the heat has kicked the squash and melon plants into gear. Finally, I'm seeing some vining and blooming on the cantaloupe.
The cucumber plants is also finally starting to climb.
The second sowing of lettuce is also now ready. The first sowing is well into bolting. Not a great picture below but I thought the colours were lovely.
I am hopeful we'll be done with raspberries this week and I can have a short break before the apples start. I did get the dehydrator going and got another batch of mint dried and put away. It will be a few more weeks before the basil is big enough to get a huge harvest off of.
