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SQWIBB · August 20, 2019

August 20th, 2019

I have been a lazy gardener lately, I feel like I'm burnt out from gardening this year.

I have a tomato plant that needs to be cut back due to some disease but it's been too dam hot. A lot of the tomatoes in the hugelkultur beds are splitting, but everything is still producing.

All three eggplant plants in the raised bed are garbage, I may cut them back.

I'm debating on tearing out a lot of plants and putting in a cover crop, I'm just so disgusted looking at some of these plants!

Ants and Aphids have taken over the back hill so I made some Terro Baits and put them out.

Beets, lettuces and Broccoli are in a state of limbo, but then again I could never grow a fall crop.

Okra is still pumping out pods, the peppers are still not doing too well. I get a pepper here and there but not like I should.

Tried a few new recipes, Cheesy Okra Fritters and Eggplant Lasagna.I'll post them here and in the recipe section

Turned off the water lines to the other Hugelkultur beds.

Replenished my Coriander spice jar.

Still freezing Okra.

We have been snacking on grapes every day.

August 20, 2019	#67
SQWIBB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Philly 7A Posts: 739	August 20th, 2019 I have been a lazy gardener lately, I feel like I'm burnt out from gardening this year. I have a tomato plant that needs to be cut back due to some disease but it's been too dam hot. A lot of the tomatoes in the hugelkultur beds are splitting, but everything is still producing. All three eggplant plants in the raised bed are garbage, I may cut them back. I'm debating on tearing out a lot of plants and putting in a cover crop, I'm just so disgusted looking at some of these plants! Ants and Aphids have taken over the back hill so I made some Terro Baits and put them out. Beets, lettuces and Broccoli are in a state of limbo, but then again I could never grow a fall crop. Okra is still pumping out pods, the peppers are still not doing too well. I get a pepper here and there but not like I should. Tried a few new recipes, Cheesy Okra Fritters and Eggplant Lasagna.I'll post them here and in the recipe section Turned off the water lines to the other Hugelkultur beds. Replenished my Coriander spice jar. Still freezing Okra. We have been snacking on grapes every day.