It is the first of August and as I do the first day of (almost) every month the past few years, I took a few new pictures in order to share them as my new month wishes! I took the shots as I was watering the vegetable garden, with no specific plan other than creating some beautiful images but when I opened hive I saw that @riverflows was kind enough to notify me that the August #gardenjournal challenge just began. Of course I couldn't pass my favourite challenge, especially with a bunch of fresh photos right in my hands, so although I wasn't ready for a proper gardening post, I'll do my best to make it at least, a bit interesting :)
As you might remember, @traisto and myself were kept away from our farm during May, so this year's vegetable garden is practically non-existent. Nevertheless during our absence, a friend kept alive a few seedlings that we had prepared before our unexpectedly long trip and we just stuck them in the ground at the herb garden.
Anyway we had prepared more beds for the herbs than the seedlings that were actually delivered, so we had a lot of spare space and although we didn't do any extra tilling or any special care for the, obviously more delicate vegetables, they seem to be growing nicely. I have shown to you a few cherry tomatoes at last month's #gardenjournal but today it was the cucumber plants that I mostly focused on.
I know that everything is way behind in time but as I have said, it was a weird season for our vegetables. I am happy though seeing them (slowly) grow and even if we don't end up with much of a harvest, it is for the benefit of the soil to be planted and active, instead of waiting for the herbs that are not going to be delivered for a few more months!
The only thing that I am a little anxious about, are the corns. They are from Mexico and we started cultivated them in Crete with just 10 granules. This is the second generation plants and I am eager to see them flourishing here and provide us some real traditional corns, in comparison to all that hybrids that are all over the place. Besides the remote location of our herb garden is ideal for preserving varieties since there are no other gardens around for a very large area.
The beans next to the corns will make up for some of the nitrogen that the corns will absorb from the ground, while the corns will be a pillar for the beans to climb. A win win situation :)
Happy gardening to everyone, on both hemispheres!
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The corn is so sweet! I hope these little guys grow up strong! If not, I will send you some corn seeds!
Your garden is looking wonderful and mine is behind too, but, it is flourishing. All of my berries are a month behind but, I just picked the raspberries today and they are wonderful. My squash is behind, but, it looks good!
Your garden is awesome!
Thank you very much Denise! And I'll keep in mind your kind offer about seeds :)
:) You do that! :)
Very beautiful shots, our garden is not doing that great - too strong winds for too long, have caused great issues.
I wish you & @traisto a lovely new month! Where will you spend your holidays?
Thank you very much!
The plan is to stay home for August and (if we can manage it) make a trip on September. We'll see :)
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Happy month of August to you!!
Opportunities appear, it's good that you were ready with your plants and plans for the garden.
You have very beautiful plants, a delight to the eyes.
Thank you very much for stopping by @zainnyferdhoy :)
Gorgeous photos! I do love the sweet little cucumber flowers. The bees and also hummingbirds love ours. I hope you get at least some of a harvest despite the late growing. Fingers crossed for your corn! That's one I still haven't tried growing, but might have to give it a go one of these years.
Thank you very much :)
Yes bees here are very happy too with the vegetable's flowers. Especially now that all the herbs are over with blooming!
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Seems like a wierd year for everyone in the north. I guess we have to prepare for anything and not have too many expectations, and be resilient. I'm going to go for the bean/corn plantings this year I hope! I love the way you see the silver linings - sometimes I'm glad just to get coompost material!!! Fingers crossed we do okay this year. Funny how it seems a time when everyone WANTS to get food out of their garden due to the global financial climate and we're getting wierd weather patterns that don't allow that to happen.
Lovely photos.
Thank you very much!
I don't think we can do anything more than trying our best and keeping a positive attitude even if the result is not a match for our efforts.
Beautiful! I am such a sucker for nice bokeh like you are showing us. You have a very nice garden.
Are you participating in Felixxx's maize challenge? Just wondering because you mentioned corn.
Thank you very much!
Not really. I am afraid I am a better photographer than gardener :)
No, I haven't heard of that.
Hope the little corn manages to mature and set seed.
Thank you very much! I hope that, too :)