Tomato production has been in high gear this month. Buckets of various Tomatoes has been common.
Category Archives: Garden
Big Tomatoes
Growing Tomatoes in Iowa is pretty easy. Some of the Tomatoes can get very large.
Larger Onions
Growing large Onions has worked great for drying. But even these Sweet Onions will make my eyes water when cutting them.
Double Flowered Rose of Sharon
There are too many Rose of Sharon cultivars to get, but I have gotten some, to add flowers for late summer. This Rose of Sharon cultivar has many double flowered blooms.
Overabundance
Summer Squash usually is reliable and can produce heavily. These particular Zucchini are attractively colored and striped.
Iowa Sweet Corn
Looks like the Sweet Corn is maturing. Eating fresh Sweet Corn is one of the best things about summer.
Surprise Lilies in Iowa
Surprise Lilies are very hardy and long-lived. They continue to thrive and flower decades after being planted.
Sweet Onion Harvest
This year has been a good crop of Sweet Onions. They have to be harvested pretty quickly once mature, as rot can set in if it is too rainy.
Globe Thistles
Globe Thistles are very attractive flowers for honeybees. The plants are perennials and are able to compete with the surrounding vegetation.
Blackberry Harvest
Triple Crown and Chester Blackberries are currently being harvested every day. I have to pick them often and stay ahead of the Spotted wing drosophila fruit flies.