Garden Notes: August 2024
- 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
- 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
- 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!
- carrots
- beets
- lettuce
- 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
- pizza sauce, canned
- pear sauce, dehydrated
- green beans, canned
- muscadines, frozen
- summer squash, canned
- elderberries, frozen
| 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. |
Source: https://www.5acresandadream.com/2024/08/garden-notes-august-2024.html
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