{"id":609,"date":"2013-07-26T03:39:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T03:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenfreshveggies.com\/?p=609"},"modified":"2013-07-26T03:39:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T03:39:20","slug":"summer-garden-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?p=609","title":{"rendered":"Summer Garden Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe you would enjoy another look through the garden as it basks in the summer sunshine. \u00a0Some things, like the kale and swiss chard,\u00a0 are pretty much the same as our last visit; some are much more productive (think okra and eggplant), and others are in transition &#8211; either growing in as replacements where spring squashes and onions were finished or just pushing through the heat, like we are, so they can bring us more goodness later on.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a fairly\u00a0long show &#8211; but the garden is pretty busy still.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-609 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=611'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4575-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sunflowers\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-611\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-611'>\n\t\t\t\tSunflowers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=655'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4536-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-655\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-655'>\n\t\t\t\tHow many bumblebees?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=650'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4727-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-650\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-650'>\n\t\t\t\tGarbanzo Beans (chickpeas)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=615'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4613-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rosa Bianca Eggplant\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-615\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-615'>\n\t\t\t\tRosa Bianca Italian Eggplant\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=647'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4717-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fengyuan Eggplant\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-647\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-647'>\n\t\t\t\tFengyuan Japanese Eggplant\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=646'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4713-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-646\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-646'>\n\t\t\t\tSweet Pickle Peppers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=645'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4709-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Baby Bells\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-645\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-645'>\n\t\t\t\tBaby Bells\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=617'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4619-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Texas &quot;Hatch&quot; Chili\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-617\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-617'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Hatch&#8221; chili peppers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=635'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4677-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"San Marzano Row\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-635\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-635'>\n\t\t\t\tSan Marzano Row\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=643'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4703-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"San Marzano tomatoes!\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-643\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-643'>\n\t\t\t\tSan Marzano Sauce Tomatoes\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=651'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4733-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-651\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-651'>\n\t\t\t\tSummer set Cherokee Purple\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=631'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4660-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black Krim\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-631\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-631'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack Krim Tomatoes &#8211; summer set\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=641'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4695-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Puerto Rico Sweet Potatoes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-641\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-641'>\n\t\t\t\tPuerto Rico Sweet Potatoes\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=640'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4691-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vardeman Sweet Potatoes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-640\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-640'>\n\t\t\t\tVardemann Sweet Potatoes\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=639'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4687-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red Ripper Peas\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-639\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-639'>\n\t\t\t\tRed Ripper Peas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=638'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4685-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Melons\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-638\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-638'>\n\t\t\t\tMelon Patch (Yellow bags to scare the crows.  I hope.)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=637'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4684-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hales Best Cantaloupe\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-637\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-637'>\n\t\t\t\tHales Best Cantaloupe\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=636'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4682-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Crimson Sweet Watermelons\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-636\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-636'>\n\t\t\t\tCrimson Sweet Watermelons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=633'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4671-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hill Country Red Okra\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-633\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-633'>\n\t\t\t\tHill Country Red Okra\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=642'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4701-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Texas Hill Country Okra\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-642\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-642'>\n\t\t\t\tHill Country Red Okra\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=630'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4657-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Leeks\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-630\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-630'>\n\t\t\t\tLeeks.  Still Growing.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=656'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4651-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-656\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-656'>\n\t\t\t\tSummer Carrots\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=657'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4680-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-657\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-657'>\n\t\t\t\tPurple Pod Pole Beans\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=628'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4647-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Baby Red Romaine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-628\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-628'>\n\t\t\t\tBaby Red Romaine Lettuce\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=627'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4645-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Baby Arugula\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-627\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-627'>\n\t\t\t\tBaby Arugula\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=626'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4643-e1398523181228-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pak Choy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-626\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-626'>\n\t\t\t\tTrial plot of summer Pok Choy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=625'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4641-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spring lettuce for seed saving\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-625\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-625'>\n\t\t\t\tSpring lettuce for seed.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=624'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4639-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Summer Radish\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-624\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-624'>\n\t\t\t\tSummer Radish\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=623'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4637-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"New Zealand Spinach\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-623\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-623'>\n\t\t\t\tNew Zealand Spinach\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=622'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4635-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Summer Chard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-622\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-622'>\n\t\t\t\tSummer Chard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=621'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4633-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Summer Kale and Mint\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-621\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-621'>\n\t\t\t\tKale and Mint\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=620'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4625-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Summer Kohlrabi - Purple Vienna\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-620\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-620'>\n\t\t\t\tPurple Vienna Kohlrabi\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=618'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4621-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"White Kohlrabi\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-618\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-618'>\n\t\t\t\tEarly White Kohlrabi\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=619'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_4623-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Summer Cabbage\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-619\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-619'>\n\t\t\t\tRed Empress Cabbage\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve been surprised at how well some of the veggies we thought were &#8216;winter&#8217; crops have persisted through the summer so far. \u00a0You&#8217;ll see cabbage and kohlrabi along with the kale and chard. \u00a0 Maybe we should say an extra &#8216;thank you&#8217; for the mild weather and the rains we&#8217;ve had.<\/p>\n<p>This week we planted two new rows of okra, more soy and garbanzo beans, and even 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