July 1, 2015

by Kim Riedel
N•P Columnist

This past month has kept me very busy with all the rain that we have had. Not only are the weeds racing to outgrow my garden plants by three times, the rain has also been trying to take over my basement and shop. The rain has been a full time job trying to stay on top of let alone everything else going on in my life. Although the rain has put me behind in some of the outdoor jobs that need to be done and loaded me up with a lot of unnecessary work that I really didn’t need, it has been great for the garden (a little over- doing it at times) and the plants have really grown.
In particular, June was wonderful with all the black raspberries. It made my day to go down along the outside of my fence and pick a tray full of berries. What a way to start the day. Lots of them went into our freezer to enjoy later in the year, though just as many were eaten fresh, in smoothies, and with ice cream! It has been a bit slower with the gold and purple raspberries, and the red ones were so fragile they crumbled as they were carefully coaxed off their stem...but they were all so good that many of them were eaten before even leaving the garden.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.