Produce or die

In my garden it is produce or die. I am so disappointed in the heirlooms that I purchased this year. No amount of lime has been able to thwart the blossom end rot that has been plaguing the heirlooms this summer.

The rain and the heat have played havoc with the plants. I have already made my mind up that it is time to take decisive action. I have ordered new patches for the boxes and I intend to put the Genoviese and the Pink Brandywines to an end. As I said before, in my garden it is produce or die.

Neither of these tomatoes are anything to write home about and I can still get some transplants from the stores. I will chose hybrids, which have certainly produced more tomatoes and are more heat resistant.

I am also going to plant some more squash, cucumbers, and okra. I want veggies from my garden until the first frost, which is my husband's birthday, November 10th. There is a lot of growing time left and my children, neighbors and friends have all had some of the goodies. We even took some of the veggies as a gift to our fourth of July dinner host. He got eggplant, cukes, and tomatoes.

This garden has definitely been an experiment and I am the mad scientist.