Monday, August 27, 2012

Harvest Monday 8.27.12 & Isaac

It's Harvest Monday - I'm linking into Daphne's Dandelions once again to give my update on what's going on in my garden and what has been harvested! Thanks Daphne for always being such a wonderful hostess.

But, first the update on Isaac. For me he's just been a bit of a nuisance. Isaac took out my poor bean patch. My black beans are now none existent. Anyone who knows me knows this breaks my heart. I think it is too late in the season to restart them. (Daphne's seed for one  - I'd have to order this go 'round) and for 2 I need to repair the trellis the stupid storm took out last night. But for the most part this is what Isaac is:
It looks like the dead of night in broad daylight. It's raining, and windy. That's it. I'm glad. But, I think considering the timing I would have rather had it come here than where it is heading instead. :-( Hold on Louisiana!

As for my garden, I got 5 pods of black beans before the dagnabbed trellis came down, I also got a half pound of pink eye purple hulls, a pound of zipper creams (yummmm we had those last night) a few black eyed peas
a half pound of peanuts

AND... 2 small sweet potatoes. I totally forgot to weigh, in all my excitement I just cut those suckers up for sweet potato fries and snarfled! OMG.... I need to let the others grow more these were on the small side - but HOW - how do you leave behind the potatoes that taste like this?!?!?

Nom.Nom.Nom.

Also 'harveseted' 9 eggs.


Check out that range of colors from just my 3 hens. Can't wait till things settle down and I can figure out who is laying what eggs! Someone is laying a speckled egg that is absolutely beautiful. It makes it hard for me to break it. I want to keep them until the next one comes along just to make sure I'll get another that is just as pretty. LOL.

'Till next time!

Barbie~


  


17 comments:

  1. Glad Isaac is not causing you too much trouble, but sorry to hear you lost the beans (and trellis). I would have a hard time not scarfing down those sweet potatoes too. ;)

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    1. It can all be fixed. Holding my breath for friends and family in Isaac's wake now.

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  2. I'm so sorry about your beans! That is a bummer indeed. Sweet potatoes! Who wouldn't want to scarf them right down. I've never tried to grow them before but love them, so maybe someday...glad the storm didn't hit you worse.

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    1. Oh! Maybe in a bag? My potoato pots worked well to save space. :-)

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  3. Well at least you can grow sweet potatoes... my single surviving plant is still very very small. Seriously doubt it will do much.

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    1. Hope it's putting all it's strength into what's going on underground. ;-)

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  4. I have being checking on my sweet potato patch for tunnelling by critters. Already lost one big purple one, so far have not seen any further damage.
    Sorry to hear about the damage done my Isaac

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    1. NO! Not the purple ones. That is a real shame.THey are not so easy to come by. Hope you don't get any more damage!

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  5. I'm glad your not getting pounded to hard by the storm. Sorry about the beans. We nearly lost most of our garden last night with a big wind/thunder storm that went through so I feel your pain!!

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    1. This weekend will be clean up time. I hope it stays cool, it's been pretty nice this week. HUMID though!

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  6. Good to hear that you haven't had a total garden wipeout with Isaac. My niece is in Southern Louisiana (hopefully eat of the path though).

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  7. Sorry to hear about beans, but eggs look very nice.

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  8. Glad you didn't get too much damage from Isaac. My family ran away from Isaac and are having the BEST vacation. I am a little nervous to see what we will go back home to. I live in Mobile, Alabama. The rain bands have been pounding and pounding where we live (according to Weather channel). But where we ran to has been beautiful and we have a swimming pool. :)

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    1. We are STILL having crummy weather, but it's supposed to break up just in time for the weekend. I'd rather it be cloudy then - I want to work in the garden!

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    2. Man, I am surprised that you are STILL getting the weather from this storm. I am sorry. Maybe it will clear up today or tomorrow.

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