Months came and go, and here we are 7 months into the year. These months went by flying, of course they would when one has fun.
July is the seventh and current month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., being the month of his birth. Before then it was called Quintilis, being the fifth month of the calendar that started with March. "Dog days" are considered to begin in early July in the Northern Hemisphere, when the hot sultry weather of summer usually starts. Spring lambs born in late winter or early spring are usually sold before 1 July.
I never imagined harvesting such a big quantaty of strawberries from my young patch. I took out the old and replanted them with new plants bought and from what I had growing in the garden. They'll give me what I need for the table for the next 4-5 years 🍓😁😋
Oh I must brag... Did you see the huge crop of cherries??? Oh my gosh, I could barely carry them in the house 😂😍🍒however when I tasted them they were so sweet and juicy and the flesh was dark. Can't remember the type, but I think I'm one of the few who are lucky enough to grow such heat demanding fruit in the East Coast. Hey, at least I got to taste them 😜😋Pears look good, Conference I think, I'm going to have a few of them too. Bushes of currants, canes of raspberries are laden with fruit. And lord behold, I have 1 lonely plum on one of my plum trees. The other apples didn't do well, they bloom early when the pollinators were still sleeping, yet I will have 2 apples from my Honey Crisp apple tree.The yellow and red crabapples look good too. Birds will be happy during winter.
Yesterday (11th of July) I harvested some of my raspberries, and red currants. I'll juice them out along with some apples and oranges, it will be amazing :) Tomatoes, chilies, eggplants are coming along nicely too. Grapes look fab too. Look at those huge bunches.... Yummm :)
Bounty season continues in my little garden.
That's all for this month.
Enjoy your garden
Annamaria
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