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Vegetable Garden @ Sarge’s
Out with the old!
Sarge’s Cache Creek vegetable garden is officially discontinued for the winter. I made the last picking this morning. Three quarters of the garden was in tomatoes; hopefully there will be more of a variety of vegetables next year.
The cucumbers did fine in the more shaded part of the garden; but I think that the squash should be moved back to a sunnier area.
In my garden downtown the bell peppers are very productive right now; I think that they would make a fine addition to the Cache Creek garden next year. But right now I need to finish clearing out these old vines.
Sarge’s Cache Creek Vegetable Garden
Interesting tomato coloration!
It’s about time to start planning for next year’s vegetable garden. The squash and cucumbers have quit producing; but the tomatoes still have some life in them. They’re probably good for a couple more light pickings. Some of the tomatoes on these old vines get some interesting pigment variations. I found this one particularly interesting.
Western Spotted Orb Weaver
Trapped!
The other morning I was out gathering tomatoes in the vegetable garden at Sarge’s. As I walked between the plants I suddenly fell into a large web of the Western Spotted Orb Weaver (a large and impressive garden spider). ” Boy, this stuff is really sticky and strong!” Then before I knew what was happening; there she was grabbing and spinning me with those eight huge legs, wrapping me tightly in a prison of webbing. Soon I was immobilized and staring into her malevolent jaws! Terrified, I expected my immediate demise; but then she moved off to another portion of the web.
As she was eyeing other prey I saw my chance; working quietly with my freshly sharpened pocket knife, I began to cut away the strands, one by one. Soon I was free, and no worse for wear, I continued picking my tomatoes; keeping an eye out for other predators.
Red Alert! Red Alert!
First ripe tomatoes at Sarge's !
It’s about time! All the plants have had tomatoes set for quite a while. Then, all of a sudden, one morning this bunch of Red Alerts turned this bright orange/red. Sarge should be pleased when he returns from his fishing trip soon.
Tomatoes Totaled!
I was worried about the young tomato plants, and I had reason to be. Not one brave little soldier was left standing after that spring storm. I knew that they looked pretty weak when we planted them. They really weren’t sufficiently prepared; so now it’s back to the drawing board. Apparently, in the beginning, they needed a lot more sun and conditioning. So this year we were forced to go with nursery plants, and they seem to be doing just fine.
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