My Summer Fresh Produce

My Summer Fresh Produce

Summer Squash and Cucumbers

I can't believe it is the end of summer already! After the long hard and snowy winter here in Michigan we kept waiting for the warm weather.

It's been a cooler than average summer but was so nice! I have loved the temperatures in the 70's and 80's. To me it has been perfect!

The weather was cool this spring and the tomatoes are just starting to ripen, so they are late this year.

We have had summer squash and cucumbers for a couple of weeks. 

Tomatoes

As you can see in the picture above there are stones around the tomato plant. That is because we plant some tomato plants in front of our house. We used to plant them in our garden in the back but the deer kept eating them all. A couple of years ago we planted over 30 plants one day and the next day they were all chewed off but the stems.

 I'm anxious to start canning tomatoes for the winter. I love to put them in chili and goulash. It tastes so much better than canned tomatoes.

Grape Vines

Above are some of the grapes which are getting bigger. My dad transplanted the grape vines from the family farm and planted them at our house when we moved here. That was about 18 years ago.

How is your garden growing? Let me know!

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End of Summer Garden Produce

End of Summer Garden Produce

One thing about summer is the fresh produce you get to enjoy.  Here in Michigan the winters are long and we look forward to Spring to plant gardens.   I like to have fresh veggies and with the help of my husband, we usually have a garden every year.

 Last year we had a bumper crop of onions but this year they didn't grow very well and weren't very big.  I didn't have to buy any onions at the store last winter because we had enough from the garden to last until this Spring.

 Today my daughter pulled all of the the onions out because they were looked like they were ready to be harvested and drying up.   My husband also pulled out all the dried up plants from the squash and cucumbers.  We still have tomatoes and peppers growing so there will be something left for awhile!

Here are our onions we got this summer.  The onions in the top box are a little smaller than the bottom box.

Box of Smaller Onions

Box of a Bit Larger Onions

  They will be fun to peel but we will use them for sure!