We had a very bad storm come thru last Friday. The wind was so bad, that it broke some of my tomato stakes at ground level. Thankfully, the plants were not up-rooted, but those all had to be re-staked and tied again. The tomatoes are starting to turn red here. Several tree limbs came down, so those need taken care of soon. Thankfully, no other damage here. Surprisingly, the ground was, what I call "walkable" Saturday, so I have been able to pick vegetables daily. It rained quite a bit, but with this heat, the ground really soaked it up. We are eating green beans almost daily here. I whipped up a one pan dinner with ground beef, green beans, seasoning, and some cheeses. I canned a new dill (sliced) pickle recipe from my BHG canning cookbook. I'm done with pickles for the season. I tried a new Greek cucumber salsa recipe, and we love it! I had to buy the grape tomatoes, but yesterday I got one ripe tomato from the garden l...
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