Spaghetti Sauce

All the lovely ingredients from our garden went into spaghetti sauce, making four batches. I froze some and we feasted on some. Happy Labor Day!

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I still have not had time to identify this flower. Anyone? I got three tine plants from the Master Gardener's plant sale and now they are huge!! They are about four feet tall and filled with wonderful blossoms.

Nate's Sunflower Seed Offer

I saved quite a few seeds from the largest sunflower produced from Nate Kirkland's memorial sunflower seeds. Not many people took them in the office, so I have these left. If you knew Nate or are a member of the Dickinson College community, I will be happy to give you some. I think I will offer them again next spring when it is time for planting. The response will probably be better.

Bee Party

The sedum are the last plants blooming in my gardens and the bees are taking full advantage. There are quite a few different kind of bees on each blossom. Since the sedum were falling to the ground, I almost cut them all back last week. For the bees sake, I am glad I waited.

Peppers

It is amazing how prolific the peppers are! I wonder if the chilies will get late blight?

Beet Harvest

What a satisfying beet harvest we had! I forgot to take pictures of the cooked beet greens we had and the beautiful site of the roasted beets. It was interesting how the largest beets had white rings in them, and did not have as much flavor as the smaller ones. I think next year, I will harvest them when they are smaller. Also, I did not thin them as well as they needed. When there were two plants growing together, they both were stunted to the extent of not even being worth eating except for their greens. Moral of the planting? Give each plant their own space!

Bird House Gourds

Is this late blight on my bird house gourd vine? What a shame it will be if I lose all the vines and gourds to blight. I guess I should have pulled all of my tomatoes earlier. Live and learn.