Mid-July container vegetable garden & tilled garden

 Have you seen squash plants get so entangled? For whatever reason, all of the yellow squash plants have tied themselves into a knot. I've never seen anything like it before. 

Despite the entangled squash plants, the zucchini, yellow squash and pumpkins are all blooming. The cucumbers are also blooming; but that's about the extent to the growing progress in the garden. It's all a good sign that the plants seem healthy and blooming, but nothing is fruiting yet besides a few beans. 

It had been weeks since visiting the garden. I staked some tomato and cucumber plants, then  hoed around each row of veg. 

Tomatoes

There's still plenty of vegetable plants at the apartment that needs transplanting. Although, I've noticed that many of the transplanted veggies have stopped growing. I'm skeptical that the potted veg will do much this year. Even the eggplant that looks healthy, is probably far from fruiting a substantial harvest. 

Foraged blackberries

Eggplants & basil growing together

Eggplant

Cacti houseplants, getting ready to bloom

I wish you a lush and fruitful garden this summer! I'll keep you posted on any new garden developments. It's been a wet summer, and there's a lot of mushroom activity. 🍄 in addition to that, there's been some nice opportunities to splash in the creek...

July & August pretty things

This Summer came on quick and early for this region. We had 80 and 90 degree temperatures a month before we were supposed to in my area. Most gardeners here, and perhaps everywhere in the US are facing hot and dry weather. This summer, we have had to constantly water the gardens. 

Here is some photos I snapped of my grandparents flower garden.

This Summer, too, I have enjoyed some time hiking, rock climbing, mushroom hunting, attending a few concerts, and indulging in the little things, like a bouquet of roses🌹 ....

Ate pajeon and doboo at a Korean restaurant 

Corn smut from someone's corn field

This fungal phenomenon happens sometimes in Kentucky, it happens when the conditions are dry and hot

Old chicken of the woods mushrooms, too late to harvest...I found these a week too late.

Here, I climbed a local hiking destination and spelunking through the caves this summer a couple times for both places. 

Right after I went mushroom hunting, I unfortunately had a fall in a creek slipping on a rock. I rushed to the ER to get stitches. This was my first time ever getting stitches! 

Went to some concerts this summer and danced so much that I couldn't walk properly for days...

Done some faux gem mining for kids (haha) at the caves...

Earlier this summer, I went to the caves with my sister, and this second time I went with Ashley where we also scored some cool gems to put with our rock collection. 

This Summer came on quick, and so too thr cold will set in quick. I already feel the cold in this late August. I hope my apartment garden produces some cucumbers at least before it gets too cold! I'll keep you posted.