General Discussion & Chat: She's about to... 66... It's summer time!, 2 by FruitOfTheVine

FruitOfTheVine wrote:
Wish I could ya'll some of you our rain that fell Friday afternoon and again late afternoon yesterday. Friday's was scare, but yesterday's was slow and steady for well over an hour with thunder boomers close enough to warrant unplugging the modem and our laptops. With the humidity I'm not sure how much good the rain did though. The pavement on the asphalt in front of our house was steaming, and this morning I still had to water baskets and containers. It's time to consolidate what plants are still alive from the eight hanging baskets, and figure at this sad point they're all fill one medium to large size pot.

happ, check out these Fall and Winter crops in the KC area that are pretty much the same ones that grow here: http://www.kccg.org/gardening/seasonal-vegetables
We haven't grown green beans for several years but remember my Mother dunking limp rubbery ones in an ice water bath to help them plump back up. Maybe yours aren't too far gone. That's bad your fowl housed in the taj macoop won't even eat them.

Wednesday I took a friend to the UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville for a couple of tests, thankfully all's good with her. Thursday morning with a three hour lull, I drove the short distance from downtown to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home and estate, and thoroughly enjoyed the guided tour that lasted the better part of an hour. There was a family in our group from India and another one from Australia. We were on our own after the tour to stroll the grounds and gardens. There were signs in the lower parking lot that visitors could only take photos of the outside of the home, so I didn't bother to carry my camera on the shuttle bus, but did manage to snap these pics with my iPhone. Among many other interests, Jefferson was a diligent seed-saver, and it is purported many of the old-fashioned plants for sale outside on the Visitor's Center patio are direct descendants. I really meant to pick up a Brown Turkey Fig seedling before leaving but got side-tracked with a call that my friend was alert and ready to released. These are shots of the huge, ultra-manicured veggie garden we can all aspire to, especially if we had a full-time staff. The views from Monticello up on the mountaintop are incredibly awesome! We were told President Jefferson perched on top of the little brick building to oversee his veggie garden and the many slaves who toiled in it.