Today's Harvest
My partner went out to throw yesterday’s big bunch of kale stems on the compost pile this afternoon and wasn’t attacked by yellow jackets. (Aside: a full third of my refrigerator is full of kale leaves that need to be processed.) So I decided it was safe to go out. I wasn’t attacked by yellow jackets either. This is a very exciting development. Maybe they’re reacting badly to yesterday’s all-day rain-o-thon. Or maybe they’ve found greener pastures. Either way, if I’m lucky, they won’t come back. The cute little green bees were out in force today. I’ll take that as a good sign.
My haul:
2 eggplants, a moderate quantity of green longbeans. 2 dried longbeans, 3 bunches of coriander, 1 nasturtium seed.
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Kat Powers wrote:
Those are gorgeous eggplants.
The GDS (s for squirrel) dug up mine trying to bury peanuts. I’m so jealous — they look perfect.
Posted on 08 Sep 08 (about 3 months ago)
Cmagnus wrote:
Sorry about your eggplants :(. I’m very lucky to have a trap crop in the form of a 3 story tall apple tree next door. We get a fair number of half-eaten apples on our lawn, but it keeps the little buggers distracted.
Posted on 08 Sep 08 (about 3 months ago)
Wenjomatic wrote:
I have EPE (e is for envy) too. Mine just would not grow this year. I shall look for white next year… they are just so darn intriguing.
Posted on 08 Sep 08 (about 3 months ago)
Cmagnus wrote:
I just bought eggplant plants from a local farm market. I figured farmers know best what grows in the area. Is it me, or does it just seem odd to say eggplant plants?
Posted on 08 Sep 08 (about 3 months ago)
Nax wrote:
Your harvest is amazing! How many plants do you have, and if it’s just the one, which is what it looks like, then: !!!!!
Posted on 08 Sep 08 (about 3 months ago)
Cmagnus wrote:
There are two eggplant plants. They’re 4-5 feet tall and they’re each 3-4 feet across. I really wasn’t expecting them to be so big. I have been getting 1-4 eggplants a day. I wasn’t expecting that either.
Posted on 08 Sep 08 (about 3 months ago)