Garden to Grill...and somewhere in between!

Summer Herbs by June

Some of my friends have dubbed me June,

as in "Cleaver". Although I am much too young

to remember the show, I produce the

full meal deal for breakfast and dinner

every week day unless I am dying. My brother in law

once asked if he could come over for breakfast because

he knows hot coffee, bacon, eggs and grits

would most likely be the morning special!

I've been experimenting with the garden harvest

on the grill this week. Here was tonight's menu:

* grilled marinated shrimp on rosemary skewers

* tomatoes slices topped with jalapeno, basil,

Vidalia onion, and mozzarella cheese then

drizzled with white balsamic vinegar

* grilled tenderloin tails and fingerling toms

in olive oil

Keep cutting your garden herbs! No need to pay

3 bucks for a moldy package of wilted leaves!

Blessings from the Garden.

June...I mean ML

June List

June is a busy month for gardeners in the CSRA.

The heat is on, humidity up and growth boundless.

Here are a few things to do in June, oh, & keep July

in the back of your mind...fall planning/planting!

* Plant more peas, beans, corn, and okra from seed.

* Garden stores still have transplants ready to put

in the ground. Find more squash, peppers, eggplant

and tomatoes!

* Tie up tomatoes, peppers, cukes, and beans to keep an upward

growth habit! Use tall wood posts, stakes, bamboo.

* Fertilize your veggies. Have you tried Llama beans?

* Plant pumpkin seeds! Remember they need lots of

room & be sure to look at maturity days for length of time you'll

need before they are ready!

* Last chance to plant sweet potatoes.

* Start rooting your hydrangeas.

* Plant zinnias, celosia, sunflowers, and cosmos all from seed...

* Buy some dahlia bulbs and get them in the ground!

* Not too late to plant some annual transplants...marigolds(lots of

pretty varieties now!), impatiens, caladiums, coleus, ornamental

sweet potato vine, and periwinkle(vinca)..

Blessings from the Summer Garden.

ML

Home Garden Update Part I...

I probably need another blog for the farm since all my updates have been combined and a bit confusing! I have posted a few "H"ome pics to look at and compare in the upcoming weeks...
My tennis buddies laugh at some of my monogramming...

why not take it to the garden????

so, here is a taste of what's in the HOME garden!
One of my favorite sunflowers from Goodness Grows in Lexington, GA.
I searched for this one because I liked the interesting little thingy in the middle!

Still have a few gladiolas popping up(right). Bought some new "African" bulbs in honor of Robert. It's not too late to plant them...

On left, Bee Balm (Monarda). The bees really do love it.

Plant in fall!

This pretty thing came out of Nanci's yard next door.

Have not identified it yet...

All of my tomatoes look great! These are Brandywine, they will be squatty, meaty and fat. Also have Sungold and ACME.

This is my prize for shaking Mullein seed everywhere in my garden last year! This is actually an herb. The ladies in Burke County would disagree and call it a WEED, but it is still so whimsical!





Rose Campion, left, is going to seed. If you would like some to sprinkle in your garden, just email me. Sprinkle it now or this fall and you will have these showy purple/pink flowers on soft gray stems!



A garden club friend, probably in her 80's gave me some seed in an old film canister several years ago. I am happy to share.




The weather is not too hot today, need to catch up in home garden.I'll continue the update later with "Part II".
see you. ML