Despite the weather becoming a bit cooler and wet (over 8 inches of rain in one week), the garden has been going gangbusters. I have already harvested broccoli, tomatoes, peas, strawberries, blueberries, collards, cukes, pickles and even a potato.

I am pretty excited at how all is growing and I am trying to keep up with the weeding, so the paths are clear and neat. I need to clean out the blueberry area again and then throw down some wood chips to help keep down the weeds. The beans, which are now about a foot tall also need some “up close” weeding done, as I have neglected them since I put netting over them to keep the rabbits (I now have two bunnies coming for snacks) at bay.

In another few days I will have plenty of peas to harvest and some more broccoli to cut, along with taking some more collards to friends. The gooseberries are starting to change color, so they will be ready for picking very soon.

The tomatoes are about 4-5 feet tall, with lots of tomatoes on the vines, most of which are still green, after an early crop of 10 tomatoes that turned red. I also ate my first sweet gold cherry tomato, super delicious.

Finally, I still have a couple of areas that need to be prepped for seedlings, some tomatoes and a number of okra seedlings.

It will be a challenge to keep the weeds at bay, as it seems they grow twice as fast as do the veggies and fruits.

The garden work keeps right on coming as I attack one plot/job at a time. Today it was cleaning out the pea plot, despite some rain. That was actually a good thing, as I planted more peas and a couple of rows of Blue Lake bush beans. I spent a half an hour picking up bean seeds, as the bag broke before I could plant the seeds. I am hoping I can finish putting together the irrigation system, as it will get up to 80º again on Sunday.

My Walking
In the meantime, I just completed 6,000 miles of walking since May 2, 2021. I guess the next goal is 10,000, which would be like walking around the world. The 6k miles is 3 round trips to Florida or walking to the west coast and back. I wore out 4 pair of running shoes.

Just a quick update on my walking schedule. I just completed 6,000 miles of walking since May 2, 2021. I guess the next goal is 10,000, which would be like walking around the world. The 6k miles is 3 round trips to Florida or walking to the west coast and back. I wore out 4 pair of running shoes.

I am happy with the progress I have made, as the walking provides me with some health benefits, but more importantly, I am being very consistent in going out almost every day, as I enjoy the walks, but I also realize if I miss a day, pretty quickly I will miss two days and then a week, etc.