It’s July in the Garden

Here we are in July already! Everything is lush and green and my gardens really need some weeding! Despite the weeds my flower beds are bursting with color.

July Flower Bed
July Flower Bed

The herb garden is full. I love being able to just walk out my kitchen door and pick fresh herbs.

Herb Garden, can you spot the sunflower plants by one of our birds?
Herb Garden, can you spot the sunflower plants by one of our birds?

In a few weeks we’ll be picking our own blueberries!

Blueberries are coming along.
Blueberries are coming along.

In the meantime we have an abundance of strawberries ready to be picked.

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We have an abundance of strawberries this year!

Our green beans are doing well, however the baby Japanese beetles have arrived. I can spend hours picking them off by hand!

Green beans and a baby Japanese Beetle.
Green beans and a baby Japanese Beetle.

The corn is all up and is in direct competition with the weeds! Anyone free to help with me the weeding?

Corn and weeds!
Corn and weeds!

First sign of tomatoes!

First green tomato!
First green tomato!

My garlic is doing really well and as you can see it’s time to harvest the scapes! Can’t wait to replenish my supply of garlic scape pesto or maybe cook of a batch of garlic scape scampi!

Garlic Scapes ready to harvest!
Garlic Scapes ready to harvest!

July is another beautiful month in Vermont. Because our growing season is so short everything seems to grow really quickly! Won’t be long before our farmer friend shows up to hay our field.

The field is ready to be hayed.
The field is ready to be hayed.

How is your garden doing? What are you harvesting this month?

Linked To: OutdoorWednesday, GardenTuesday, TuesdayGardenParty, GreenThumbThursday, RuralityBlogHop, FarmgirlFriday, TuesdaysWithATwist

 

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