Read the Beforeitsnews.com story here. Advertise at Before It's News here.

By 5 Acres and A Dream
Contributor profile | More stories

Story Views
Now:
Last hour:
Last 24 hours:
Total:

Garden Notes: August 2024

Saturday, August 31, 2024 0:04

% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

Rainfall

1st: 0.03″
8th: 0.37″ (Debby)
9th: 0.11″
11th: 0.59″
13th: 0.02″
16th: 0.2″
17th: 0.06″
18th: 0.01″
29th: 0.58
30th: 0.06″
Total so far: 2.06 inches

Temperature

range of nighttime lows: 58 to 72°F (14.5 to 22°C)
range of daytime highs: 82 to 95°F (27.7 to 35°C)

Weather Notes

first half of the month gave us hot, humid, August-like weather
second half of August was mostly cooler, dryer, September-like

Garden Notes

Schedule

mornings – pick
afternoons – preserve

Not a bountiful year for fruit, I’m afraid. Between loss of our fig trees, poor production, and stiff competition from the birds and squirrels, we ate most of it fresh, although this month I’ll be processing pears, which seem to do reliably well.

Problems

Pickleworm in the cucumbers. They’ve been struggling anyway, and the worm hasn’t helped. No pickles for preserving this year, but we do get baby cukes for salads every couple of days.
Large wasp nest in the muscadine vines. Right under the eave of the house!
Groundhog! And an extremely tricksy one at that. It’s resisted all the baits Dan has tried in our live animal trap, and continues to do its damage in the garden and orchard.
Not enough rain.
And, of course, the fig trees dying. I really miss our fresh August figs!

In summary, it hasn’t been a great year for gardening. Mostly I harvest handfuls, but at least we’re eating well.

Planted

I don’t usually plant in August because the heat and scanty rain aren’t conducive for growing. I feel like I’m taking a chance by planting early this year, due to our cooler temps!

carrots
beets
lettuce

Harvested

green beans
slicing tomatoes
cherry tomatoes
daikon leaves
chicory leaves
lambs quarter
okra
summer squash
basil
cucumber
oregano
thyme
pears
muscadines
elderberries
sweet peppers
yamberries
Egyptian walking onions

Preserved

pizza sauce, canned
pear sauce, dehydrated
green beans, canned
muscadines, frozen
summer squash, canned
elderberries, frozen

Photos

We didn’t get many apples, but I made sure we got a pie!

Pear production hasn’t been great either, but I did dehyerate some
pear sauce. I also tried dyeing with pear leaves! My results here.

I had some old (2020?) Jing okra seed and planted it along with
my usual Clemson spineless. I was surprised so much came up!

It’s a pretty plant and adds interest to both garden and picking
bucket. It doesn’t retain it’s red color with cooking, however.

Early August salad: cherry tomatoes, cucumber, baby green beans,
a variety of greens: lambs quarter, daikon leaves, chicory, goat feta.

Late August salad: by the time the greens fizzled out, I started harvesting
summer squash. Laying also picked up so I could add hard boiled eggs.

Tatume summer squash (I think!). My garden planting didn’t make it, but this
was from seed I tossed out in the pasture, where the plants are producing.

Based on the shape, however, I’m thinking this might be baby sweet potato
squash. No matter. We love it sauteed with onion and fresh herbs, or roasted.

The yamberries produced well.

These are a starchy vegetable, good roasted or tossed into soup.

Our prettiest pepper so far. Fresh grated goat mozzarella on the left,
fresh pizza sauce in the jar, and Egyptian walking onions on the right.

We started the month with a fresh apple pie and ended it with a fresh pear pie.

Your turn!

by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com

Source: https://www.5acresandadream.com/2024/08/garden-notes-august-2024.html

Before It’s News® is a community of individuals who report on what’s going on around them, from all around the world.

Anyone can join.
Anyone can contribute.
Anyone can become informed about their world.

"United We Stand" Click Here To Create Your Personal Citizen Journalist Account Today, Be Sure To Invite Your Friends.

Humic & Fulvic Liquid Trace Mineral Complex

HerbAnomic’s Humic and Fulvic Liquid Trace Mineral Complex is a revolutionary new Humic and Fulvic Acid Complex designed to support your body at the cellular level. Our product has been thoroughly tested by an ISO/IEC Certified Lab for toxins and Heavy metals as well as for trace mineral content. We KNOW we have NO lead, arsenic, mercury, aluminum etc. in our Formula.

This Humic & Fulvic Liquid Trace Mineral complex has high trace levels of naturally occurring Humic and Fulvic Acids as well as high trace levels of Zinc, Iron, Magnesium, Molybdenum, Potassium and more. There is a wide range of up to 70 trace minerals which occur naturally in our Complex at varying levels. We Choose to list the 8 substances which occur in higher trace levels on our supplement panel. We don’t claim a high number of minerals as other Humic and Fulvic Supplements do and leave you to guess which elements you’ll be getting.

Order Your Humic Fulvic for Your Family by Clicking on this Link, or the Banner Below.

Our Formula is an exceptional value compared to other Humic Fulvic Minerals because...

It’s OXYGENATED

It Always Tests at 9.5+ pH

Preservative and Chemical Free

Allergen Free

Comes From a Pure, Unpolluted, Organic Source

Is an Excellent Source for Trace Minerals

Is From Whole, Prehisoric Plant Based Origin Material With Ionic Minerals and Constituents

Highly Conductive/Full of Extra Electrons

Is a Full Spectrum Complex

Our Humic and Fulvic Liquid Trace Mineral Complex has Minerals, Amino Acids, Poly Electrolytes, Phytochemicals, Polyphenols, Bioflavonoids and Trace Vitamins included with the Humic and Fulvic Acid. Our Source material is high in these constituents, where other manufacturers use inferior materials.

Try Our Humic and Fulvic Liquid Trace Mineral Complex today. Be 100% Satisfied or Receive a Full Money Back Guarantee. Order Yours Today by Following This Link.

Comments

Online:
Visits:	1,635,651,072
Stories:	8,237,553