Hello everyone! I hope this post finds you well. It’s been another hot week! Yesterday wasn’t so bad and there was a nice breeze. As I am writing this post it is 82° F but it is supposed to get up to 90. We did have rain, though this past week. I have been eating lunch at the senior center, and one day one of the ladies across from me looked out the window and said it was raining. I turned around to look and the sun was shining… It was over that fast! Then one night when I was in bed, it started thundering and then poured! It lasted maybe a minute and that was that!
The last planting of sweet corn was looking very dry, so I decided to buy a couple of 50′ soaker hoses. The idea was to cut them in half and attach the ends with pieces of an old hose. It worked great! So, the next day, I moved the soaker hoses to the the first planting. I also gave the cantaloupe a good soaking with the sprinkler a couple of evenings. I still have an aphid issue on the cantaloupe I need to address further.
The green beans needed to be picked AGAIN, so yesterday afternoon I picked a 5 gallon bucket full. The neighbor helped me with the first picking last week, which was maybe close to a half a bucket or so. I gave them all to him because he has been trimming the ditch along the street and around the garden. Earlier in the week, I picked enough to freeze seven quart bags…
I snapped a few yesterday evening, then decided it was time to go to bed… The idea was to work on as many as I could on Saturday.
When I got out of bed, I thought a nice cup of White Mocha Latte from The Pour Poet was in order. Then I wrote this post and sat down with the green beans. I wonder what I will watch on TV? Oh, yeah! I started re-watching The Rings of Power on Prime. Season 2 has started, but I thought I would re-watch season one first.
Until next time, be safe, stay positive, always be thankful and GET DIRTY!
The Belmont Rooster 
Speaking of sitting, I used to sit on my grandparents’ front steps and snap beans while Grandma and her friends did their needlework. The most amusing part of the experience was that the ladies sometimes all were Swedish (some of the neighbors also were Croat and such). When they began talking about something unsuitable for children to hear, they’d start speaking Swedish!
I’d pay good money for one of your cantaloupes. I got one Pecos melon this year that was delicious. Now, the ones in the store are all from Arizona, and obviously picked for shipping rather than for flavor!
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Hello Linda! I can imagine snapping beans while listening to your grandma and her friends. Switching from English to Swedish must have been frustrating, though. The things you could have learned. 🙂 We always sat in the living room and watched TV. Stuff like Lawrence Welk and Hee Haw. GEEZ!
The cantaloupe have quite a way to go, but after paying for the gas to get here I would gladly give you at least one… The only time I eat a store-bought melon is if we have a church function. Usually hard and not very juicy. Otherwise, I do without. Take care and thanks for the comment!
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Excellent crop of beans! And as a fantasy fan, I heartily approve of your choice of shows as you snap beans. After all, season 2 is coming right up.
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Hello Laurie! Ummm… I think you messed up, but we’ll just go with it. There are already 2 episodes of season 2 on Prime. Take care and thanks for the comment!
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Huh. Looked up season 2, and the write-up said August 29.
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LOL! I just found that out… The two trailers next to season 2 made me think there were 2 episodes already. The goof was your comment is in reply to Shoreacres comment. 🙂 It doesn’t matter, but it was kind of funny. Funny like my goof thinking there were 2 episodes when they are trailers. GEEZ!
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Your green beans look really nice! and HI! It was nice to see you!
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Hello Linda! The green beans have been great so far. I thought peeking through of the corn was a good way to show how tall it has grown. The neighbor across the street says they seem to get taller every day. I am getting anxious to have a bite! Take care and thanks for the comment!
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Your beans look great. You’ll have plenty to eat all winter.
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Hello Judy! I will have enough until the 2025 harvest. Ummm… I still have a few from 2023. 🙂 Take care and thanks for the comment!
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Your corn is no longer knee-high! It was probably well past that by the 4th of July.
I need to harvest another crop of basil for pesto sauce and more rhubarb. My cherry tomatoes are delicious. The Celebrity are beginning to turn pinkish.
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Hello Jim! I think the corn is taller than usual. I’m impressed that we haven’t had the usual summer thunderstorm where I’ve had to stand it back up once or twice. I have picked a few tomatoes but the flavor has left me with a ?. Even the ‘Pineapple’ were off. They were solid yellow-orange, but they had better flavor than the ‘Celebrity’ and ‘Red Duce’. The yellow cherry tomatoes have been good, though. The rhubarb is looking good, but another one may not make it. I can imagine how good your pesto sauce must taste. 🙂 Take care and thanks for the comment!
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