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Potato Harvest Continues, Cucumber and Pole Beans Growing Like Crazy, Plenty of Rain

Just a quick update, five grow bags of Red Norland potatoes were harvested on July 15th (see pic below). The harvest from these was pretty good, with two more grow bags and 1 1/2 raised beds of potatoes that still need to be harvested. The Diva cucumbers have reached the top of the cages (about 5 feet tall) and are producing many flowers (see pic below). There are currently 2 cucumbers on the vines that are harvestable size with about 3 or 4 more nearing harvestable size. The rattlesnake pole beans are growing like mad on their two bean tower cages (see pic below). Needless to say, I have continued harvesting these beans as they get some size to them. Over the last week I harvested the first spring planted head of cabbage, with 5 more cabbage plants to go. I also harvested the first stalks of celery recently. Today I trimmed the cured Red Candy Apples onions (dried tops and roots) and placed them in mesh bags and moved them to the basement for longer term storage. The yields from these are a little better than last year. Also over the last several days I pulled up the last of the spring planted peas and planted that area with Derby bush green beans. The harvest on the Early Jalapeno peppers will begin within the next few days. The corn is looking really good right now with the ears starting to silk out. It now seems our dry growing conditions are a thing of the past with all of the rain we have seen in Central Indiana over the past several days. Hopefully it will start to dry out a bit soon.

Red Norland Potato Harvest From 5 Grow Bags, Picture Taken 7-15-24
Diva Cucumbers Growing Like Crazy, Picture Taken 7-15-24
Rattlesnake Pole Beans Producing Like Mad, 7-15-24

2022 Garden Review and Last of the Garden Harvest

Well, the 2022 gardening year has come and gone. I was able to harvest the last remaining carrots, on December 19, 2022, just before the below zero weather hit Central Indiana (see pic below). The 2022 garden was a big success, despite the very dry conditions from mid summer to late fall. I tried a few new things in the garden this year, which turned out to be a resounding success. One being the landscape fabric placed under the tomato plants (see pic below) and the other using a bean tower for the rattlesnake pole beans. The landscape fabric under the tomatoes kept the leaf blight in check. I have been battling this leaf disease for many years now. In 2022, I had the best tomato crop in about 7 or 8 years. Also, last year, I tried a pole green bean (rattlesnake) which I had growing up a bean tower which was purchased from Gardener’s Supply Company. This tower worked really well and the beans grew and climbed like crazy on it.

Now is the time to be planning your 2023 garden. I will be ordering seeds and plants over the next few weeks. With any luck, the cold frame will be going up in the garden in about another month.

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Last of the Nantes Carrots Harvested on 12/19/22
Landscape Fabric Placed Under Tomato Plants