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The tomatoes continue to ripen, but slower now with the cooler nights. This week I harvested 14 pounds of tomatoes. I'm not canning any more, but rather am freezing them whole for use in soups and sauces this winter.I also picked kale and a few carrots. 
I also harvested my second eggplant. There are a few more that may mature before the season is over. In all, the eggplants weren't much of a success this year with only 2 so far from 6 plants.
I shelled the dried beans that I picked last week and weighed them. They were just over a pound.
I also harvested my first and probably only sweet red pepper. There are some green ones on the plant finally, but they don't have time to ripen.
Ripe winter squashes were harvested and set on the front porch to cure. I picked 25 pounds of buttercup, butternut, and Delicata squash. I also picked one 15 pound Jarradale pumpkin. There are 3 more Jarradale pumpkins that are not yet ripe, as well as a few butternut squash that are still developing. There are also about 6 pie pumpkins that are turning orange and I hope to pick soon.
Sunday night's harvest was at dusk, hence the flash in the photo. I picked 2 oz of arugula and spinach to make a pesto, along with tomatoes and 2 very small melons. The tomatoes are all larger then the melons.
I picked the melons because they smelled ripe, though they only the size of tennis balls. The larger one tasted alright, but the smaller one was bitter. I hope to do much better with melons next year.
Total this week: 58.48 pounds
Total this year: 297.7 pounds
You can see what other gardeners harvested this week at Daphne's Dandelions.
I didn't post yesterday because I couldn't get out in the rain to take any pictures. I did manage to plant a few more seeds for fall, though it's already a bit late for that. I added some more carrots, radishes, and threw some old purple been seeds in too. We'll see if the beginning of August is too late for these to mature.
In the last two days, we've had another 3 inches of rain. The stream on the other side of the hedge sounds like snowmelt in spring. You'll notice water droplets on almost all the vegetables in the pictures. The garden is soaked and my spinach seeds don't want to sprout, they're so water logged. Needless to say, my tomatoes aren't ripening either. When I returned from vacation some were a slightly lighter shade of green. Today I discovered that one of the paste variety turning slightly orange.
My winter squash continued to grow while I was gone. However the two smaller pollinated buttercup female blossoms rotted away. It looks like I'll just be getting one buttercup and one delicata.
My Brussels Sprouts are beginning to develop on the stem. These are the 5 plants ones I planted in the spring. I love Brussels Sprouts so much that I've also put in another 5 plants for a later harvest. I can't wait.
Jalapenos are also doing well. I used one in making a salsa verde the other day and it was good and spicy. I can't wait to make fresh red salsa soon.
I also harvested my second eggplant. There are a few more that may mature before the season is over. In all, the eggplants weren't much of a success this year with only 2 so far from 6 plants.
I shelled the dried beans that I picked last week and weighed them. They were just over a pound.
I also harvested my first and probably only sweet red pepper. There are some green ones on the plant finally, but they don't have time to ripen.
Ripe winter squashes were harvested and set on the front porch to cure. I picked 25 pounds of buttercup, butternut, and Delicata squash. I also picked one 15 pound Jarradale pumpkin. There are 3 more Jarradale pumpkins that are not yet ripe, as well as a few butternut squash that are still developing. There are also about 6 pie pumpkins that are turning orange and I hope to pick soon.
Sunday night's harvest was at dusk, hence the flash in the photo. I picked 2 oz of arugula and spinach to make a pesto, along with tomatoes and 2 very small melons. The tomatoes are all larger then the melons.
I picked the melons because they smelled ripe, though they only the size of tennis balls. The larger one tasted alright, but the smaller one was bitter. I hope to do much better with melons next year.
