We picked every purple hull pea that was on the vines, mature or not. Then we took up the cardboard carpet, pulled up the vines, mowed down the grass, and tractor-tilled the rows where the peas had been. Tomorrow, I'm going to re-plant the peas.
We also pulled up the cucumber vines. The Nephew came out while I was doing it and said, "Are they done?" I said, "I don't know, but I'M done." We picked the cucumbers off the vines as we pulled them up. They were mostly nubby things, so I do think the plants really were done, after all.
I cut a bunch of okra, shared some with Nanny. Tomorrow, we'll have okra & tomatoes for supper. Later this week, when the plants make more, I intend to pickle some okra.
The butterbeans are just now beginning to bloom. They need to be fed and watered. Tomorrow, if I can get around to it.
It's getting close to time to start thinning out the tomato plants. The Defiant tomatoes have very few tomatoes left on them, and I doubt they'll make more. The San Marzano tomatoes - well, I haven't been at all impressed with them. They won't grow in my garden next year. They seem more prone to disease than anything else in the garden.
We still have a dozen or so of the indeterminate tomatoes, and they are still producing enough for us to have sandwiches, etc. I guess they'll make fruit until frost.
I want to plant some fall garden vegetables. I have all the seeds I need. Maybe I'll get busy sprouting some seedlings this week.
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