Harvest Time Knives!!

[orvet]

My tomatoes this seem to be all foliage this year so far. Lots of hot weather out here too. I picked the first small tomato yesterday. Peppers are almost ready. Salsa soon I hope!

So far we have made strawberry & raspberry freezer jam.

Canning peaches will start soon then pears.
Somewhere in there will be apples. I planted a gravenstein apple tree 7 years ago and we should get some applesauce from them this year.

Since we live in town, we have to buy most of our produce to can, the yard is not big enough for a big garden & I am too crippled to take care of a big one!

We will make a trip to the coast for some tuna when the boats come in with tuna.
Nothin' like home canned tuna. Makes the canned tuna in the store look & taste like bad cat food!

[Dinadan]

I too have enjoyed this thread without contributing anything this season. Mainly that is because I have not done much harvesting this year. I have had some blueberries and a few figs. The birds have and are ravaging my figs: some years I net my trees, some years I do not. This year I just let it go and the birds have feasted.

[carrmillus]

...forget the blueberries!!!...I love that whittler!!!!..... ...........

[jerryd6818]

This jungle is tomatoes in the back and peppers in the front.

This little ornamental pepper is LOADED. Little buggers are hotter than Hades.

We've picked some bell peppers.

And some Jalapenos.

Plenty of tomatoes but no ripe ones yet. 1st of August????????

I planted Big Pink again this year and the plant is huge and has several tomatoes hiding in there, waiting to ripen.

[philco]

Jerry your plants sure look healthy.

Who knew you had a green thumb?

[jerryd6818]

The Big Pink is mine. All the other stuff was put in and is tended by my son. I'm not much on gardening.

[313 Mike]

Hey nice fatwood harvest Scott, that definitely counts!
Dan those figs look really intriguing to me, bet they are tasty. I hate to admit it, but my experience with figs is primarily limited to to the Newton variety!
Dale, peaches are some of my favorites, and that fresh canned tuna sounds like a winner, can't say as I've ever tried it...
Jerry, that big Pink looks like it's primed to produce some plumpers all at once...that's usually the way that works...

[313 Mike]

A couple more lemon cukes and a few yellow beans...unfortunately the bean plants are kind of stunted, so only a few to harvest at time. Tasty though.

[TripleF]

good stufff fellas....

[philco]

Lookie here Mike! I finally got something outa the garden!

[jerryd6818]

I got a pleasant surprise yesterday. My first ripe tomatoes of 2015 from Big Pink. We had BLTs last night. Yum Yum. Then I had a tomato and MIRACLE WHIP sandwich this afternoon. More Yum Yum.

[philco]

Ummmmm fresh home grown tomatoes and Miracle Whip........two of Gods greatest gifts to mankind.

[jerryd6818]

Phil, you are a man after my own heart.

[Old Hunter]

You poor, poor boys, ruining those beautiful 'maters with that Kraft stuff. Just think, you could lather those beauts in Duke's Mayonaise and have a divine sandwich! OH

[jerryd6818]

Well I suppose I could choke it down if I had to and had enough milk or other liquid to wash the taste out of my mouth.

[philco]

Well I suppose I could choke it down if I had to and had enough milk or other liquid to wash the taste out of my mouth.

You tell em Jerry. I"m so mad I can't!!!!!!!!

[bighomer]

Put me in the miracle whip camp.

[313 Mike]

Well Jerry, you know where I stand on the annual Miracle Whip vs. Real mayo debate, but I must say that is a fine looking tomato there, congrats on the first one of the year! Mine are all still green except for a few of the cherry varieties. I am pretty excited that my ghost peppers are coming in strong and it looks like I should be able to harvest a few here soon! This is my first time growing them....I am impressed with how "ghoulish" they are looking !
Still harvesting carrots, onions and yellow beans too...

[jerryd6818]

My son likes hot peppers and he has some out there that will burn your face off.

[junebug]

VERY COOL GUYS......

NO VEGGIES...... BUT PRUNED UP AND SEPARATED BABIES IN SEPARATE POTS...... "HENS N' CHICKS"

JESSIE HELPED

[Old Hunter]

Try it boys, just try it once - you will be hooked! OH

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke%27s_Mayonnaise

[Old Hunter]

Ps My harvesting knife. OH

[jerryd6818]

[treefarmer]

I posted this back in June but to support Old Hunter here it is again!
Treefarmer

[carrmillus]

........i'll have to put in my vote for DUKE's in this debate!!!........... ..................