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squash flowers (and tomatoes)

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Yes, I've seen a few things about eating the flowers. A lot of them are
about stuffing and frying. I guess baking would work too. I may try some of
that next summer, when I have more plants and more time. I was wondering if
I tried staking them, they would look nicer and not so floppy. The small
fruit isn't that heavy, so it shouldn't cause problems. I like these little
round zucchini.

I'll be moving next month and I am planning to keep the tomatoes, but the
squash plant is not taking the heat very well. It's got plenty of water, but
the edges of the leaves have been turning yellow and now brown. I'm going to
eat whatever I get until I move, and then pull it up. I have some seeds from
the original packet, so I'm not even going to try to save any. It will do
better next summer in the ground than in a container. By then I should have
a cistern set up to help with the water situation.

The tomatoes are doing well and I'll take those with me. They have plenty of
green fruit, I hope some of it starts ripening soon, I'm hungry! It isn't
far, so I'll just wrap them up and drive them over to the new place. They
are Fox cherries, and they get very tall. I have seeds left from those, too.
I think it's better to wait until I have my permanent location before I try
saving seeds, because what grows well on my afternoon sun patio might not
like the front yard.

I think next year I will get one of those wire arch arbors and trellis them
over my walkway from beds on either side. I could do more than one frame,
but the way these things are flowering, that should keep me in fruit for a
while.

Hey, I just had an idea! I can make some arches out of steel bar (painted.)
If they are tall enough to sink 18 inches or so, they will be nice and
sturdy. Some twine to tie them together and provide more climbing space and
I will have a good solid structure. Five or so should be nice. Out of
season, the twine comes off and they store flat. (Yes, I'm a bit of a
blacksmith, although I don't have my own forge.)

I can build a "Tunnel of Tomatoes" over the front walk. I wonder what other
vining plants I can put there so it's not tomatoes in the same place every
year. Pole beans? What else? I'm not that big a melon fan.

I need to figure out how to do the beds so the whole thing looks vaguely
landscape-like. And buy a ladder.

Andrea


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