{"id":230,"date":"2012-07-11T09:26:21","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T14:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/greggrows\/?p=230"},"modified":"2012-07-11T09:26:21","modified_gmt":"2012-07-11T14:26:21","slug":"booming-july-at-the-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greginnd.com\/greggrows\/2012\/07\/booming-july-at-the-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Booming July at the Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Zucchini growing waist high. Pumpkins spreading out. Beets being harvested. Corn tasseling. It’s not just the fireworks booming in July. The Farm Garden is growing beyond my expectations. I knew being a horse pasture that my soil was fertile. But I never realized what a difference it makes having rich soil coupled with full sun! My little shaded city garden is growing well but nothing like this. The giant sunflowers are already over 5 feet tall. I’ve pulled all the spinach and lettuce I can eat and took out the plants. The heat has made them bolt. I planted some Swiss Chard seeds that are just sprouting. And a kind gentleman on the Bayou Gardener forum<\/a> sent me some purple hull pea seeds that are coming up as well. Lots of photos below to look through. Near the end you can see some shots of my tomatoes and peppers that are suffering from herbicide contamination. I’ve determined that most of it is due to the manure pile just to the side of that area.<\/p>\n