Yep, its a bit on the side of "late" to be doing this now, but the space that had the fennel was just making the weeds happy and me irked. So i went ahead and cleaned it up and am attempting a somewhat late planting of Mammoth dill, cilantro and i used up the last of a very old packet of spinach that has been hanging around 9 years or so. I never know what to do with things like that. I don't even know if any of the spinach will come up, but if it does it will be interesting. If not, no loss.
According to what i read, i could expect a good harvest of dill if i had planted it a couple weeks ago, maybe i can expect a paltry harvest if planted now. Paltry is fine! Anything is fine.
I was thinking i might plant peas, but i don't eat peas. My kids do, but i don't think its a good time to try. I need to consider remembering to get some snow pea type seeds, i eat those.
The hubbs took the little one with him grocery shopping so i have an extra hour and now she's napping so i actually had some extra time to do stuff.
I even managed to make some Summer Squash Bread...yes, its actually a recipe for summer squash, not just zucchini. Not like they are very much different of course.... but still.
I don't eat such things but hubby reports that it is very good. I made it per instructions, i didn't change anything. You can find it here if you'd like:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Summer-Squash-Bread/Detail.aspx
I also set some carrots to dry, they look so cool like this. Of course, one had to jump ship.
Today is pleasant and a bit on the cool side, but not at all cold (mid to high 70's), dry and breezy. Its very nice actually. I hope we get the rain that was mentioned in the forecast last time i looked.
It usually misses us lately, like it is literally being pushed away by something..
I found a tennis ball sized cantaloupe in the garden this morning, didn't get a picture, but its great to see, i was wondering if i had forgot to plant them or something, lol.
I just remembered that i haven't seen hide or hair of a banana melon yet.
I'll have to take a close look around there. Its funny how big a melon can get before i see it... they blend in so well and the vines tangle so much. I think i need to get some serious trellises built next year.