Crazy Dog Days of August in the Garden

Crazy hot humid August days in the garden in Philadelphia, even Georgia the dog isn't fond of the dog days of August. Everything is ripening. Tomatoes, peppers, beans in abundance. Lots of herbs to accent the late summer salad of radicchio, arugula, tomatoes, sorrel, garlic chive sprouts in a lemon vinigrette.

In the Chris plot the red noodle beans are starting to grow. I had the first one this week now there are quite a few and lots of flowers and several developing beans.

Every day I battle the Mexican bean beetles 23 beetles, 17 larvae and 2 leaves of eggs today. Where do they all come from. It's like a cartoon. you squish them all and more sprout up out of nowhere. the beans are productive but the leave look like lace.

I made Asa Zuki from some of my last turnips and thinly sliced beets. Nice with California roll with red perilla. I work the perilla into lots of dishes. I let it grow thickly this year because its such a visual statement in the herb garden.

In the Elliot plot, in addition to the beans, we had quesadillas with tomatillos last week and the fall planting of radicchio is coming up. I'll plant more lettuce and arugula next week. It's been so hot and humid that I've waited to replant seeds. Next week probably.