July 17, full swing

Awwwwright now.  So busy I haven't had time to update.   Well...the big garden made an abrupt transition from being really tight-looking in late June to kind of messy looking by 2nd week July.   But not horrible.  Weeds have not taken over thanks to the mats & straw mulch.  Many plants are sagging the twine, as I didn't quite get enough of it on some rows.  But overall it's not too bad.  Not much strong disease, but there is some sort of normal browning/drying up of lower branches.

Last week - around July 11 - I did the first "serious harvest" with about 30 Flamme, and enough CP + red tomatoes to make about 3 quarts each of juice for the freezer.  I gotta get back there tomorrow.

And, I've got F3s coming in. I saved seeds from 5 of them.

In the backyard:  HCs are about fully dead, but got a last hurrah harvest.  Flamme wilting but still harvesting. BC and Sun Gold still going strong.  Uluru Ochre was delicious - would plant again - but the plant is now having some brown leaves.

Dang that's a big CP

Uluru Ochre.