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| Lisa and her helpers pick the gladiolas and get them into water. |
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| A greenhouse cucumber snuck down below the table top. |
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| Greenhouse tomatoes, vine ripened! |
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| One of the myriad of blackberries here on Dad's Farm. We don't know the names of them all. Other than, yummy! |
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| Blueberries. There are several kinds that helps spread out the season. |
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| Marionberry muffins. So delicious! |
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| Oregano in stacks to be bundled. |
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| A pumpkin that the birds thought they would decorate. |
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| Pumpkins up close. It's a long time until October 31st. |
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| Tomatillas are getting bigger. They will be harvested later when they are ripe. |
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| Sunflowers in the middle of the garden. So pretty. |
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| Lemon yellow sunflowers. |
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| Hybrid sunflowers. |
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| Ring of Fire Sunflowers. |
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| A lady bug visits. She is one of the "good guys" to find in your garden. |
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| My friend, Chris, pushes my great niece. They were a big help picking all the cucumbers and the summer squash. |
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| Baby's Breath. Such a large mound of pretty white. |
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| Dahlias in the front, sweet peas climb up the wall. |
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| Figs are swelling up with sweetness. There should be quite a few this year if Florencio can keep the birds away. |
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| Persimmons. They will grow much larger and be orange when they are ripe. October, usually. |
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| Asian pears for later in the fall, too. |
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| Anna's delicious lunch today. Homemade waffles with homemade berry sauce. Wow. |
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| The glads made it into the shade. |
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| So many colors. |
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| Some even have a white stripe! |
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| These nearly glow. So pretty. |
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| Shelling peas. I love these! |
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| We sure think these are pretty, but the other plain, old, green peas taste wayyyy better. |
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| Cabbage is growing fast in this heat. |
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| Beans are loaded. Very tender at this stage. |
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| The second planting of corn is growing, finally after the cool, rainy spring. The beans to the right are filling out nicely. |
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| We have to let the asparagus grow and get tall in its "fern" stage. This allows the root system to replenish so there will be a crop next year and the year after. The tiny green berries you might be able to see will turn red in the fall. |
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| Bulb fennel is getting bigger. The bulb is used and has a slight anise/licorice taste. Crunchy in salads. |
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| The first planting of corn is making ears and silk. |
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| We added flowers to the garden to attract beneficial bugs. Check these out sometime. They are usually buzzing with activity. |
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| Lemon cucumbers. Each flower has the potential to become a lemon cucumber. |
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| Purple cone flower. Echinacea. All kinds of bees love this flower. Butterflies, too. |
