It ’s hard to think – but August is here – and Fall is just around the street corner !

We have been in full harvesting way now for the last few workweek –   with bushel of heirloom tomatoes , Irish potato , Piper nigrum and more make water their agency from the   garden   to the table , canning jars and deep-freeze .   Every yr , it seems like we go from setting out our tiny seedlings in the chill of belated spring to belated summertime harvest – in just the blink of an oculus !

As we do every 6 weeks or so – we took the camera around to capture the images of mid - Summer on our diminutive Ohio farm – we trust you delight !

A crate of just picked heirloom vegetables from the garden

A crate of just picked heirloom vegetables from the garden

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Happy Gardening ,

Jim and Mary Old World Garden Farms

I can almost taste the sweet watermelon as it ripens on the vine!  Just another week or so!

I can almost taste the sweet watermelon as it ripens on the vine! Just another week or so!

A crate of just picked heirloom vegetables from the garden

I can almost taste the sweet Citrullus vulgaris as it ripen on the vine ! Just another week or so !

The inscrutable purple bloom of the clematis on the upper pergola

Clematis

The deep purple bloom of the clematis on the upper pergola

The upper pergola surface area is in full bloom . One of our pet spot to sit and enjoy a repast .

The Chinese Peppers are bright imperial . One of our favored ornamental peppers – they have a gamey heat energy that is consummate for salsa !

One of our favored new place to sit – the completed fire quarry area !

The upper pergola area is in full bloom.  One of our favorite places to sit and enjoy a meal.

The upper pergola area is in full bloom. One of our favorite places to sit and enjoy a meal.

One of our pie pumpkin arise under the canopy of thick unripe foilage

The popcorn has all tassled in the garden and the ears are starting to form

A welcome sight ! The canning cabinet is once again make full for the coming yr

The Chinese Peppers are bright purple.  One of our favorite ornamental peppers - they have a spicy heat that is perfect for salsa!

The Chinese Peppers are bright purple. One of our favorite ornamental peppers – they have a spicy heat that is perfect for salsa!

Two beefy heirloom Brandywine tomatoes ripen on the vine . They trend like a steak !

The beautiful people of color of the sangria ornamental pepper in rosiness

A sure sign that fall is near – the sedum has begun to bloom

One of our favorite new places to sit - the completed fire pit area!

One of our favorite new places to sit – the completed fire pit area!

A large heading of boodle expect its turn to be plucked from the garden

One of the hanging petunia baskets seems to be adrift from the air

The rescued brick patio sports shade lines from the pergola above . I be intimate the look of older bricks

One of our pie pumpkins growing under the canopy of thick green foilage

One of our pie pumpkins growing under the canopy of thick green foilage

The popcorn has all tassled in the garden and the ears are starting to form

The popcorn has all tassled in the garden and the ears are starting to form

A welcome sight! The canning cabinet is once again filled for the coming year

A welcome sight! The canning cabinet is once again filled for the coming year

Two beefy heirloom Brandywine tomatoes ripen on the vine.  They cut like a steak!

Two beefy heirloom Brandywine tomatoes ripen on the vine. They cut like a steak!

The beautiful colors of the sangria ornamental peppers

The beautiful colors of the sangria ornamental peppers in bloom

A sure sign that fall is near - the sedum has begun to flower

A sure sign that fall is near – the sedum has begun to flower

A large head of cabbage awaits its turn to be plucked from the garden

A large head of cabbage awaits its turn to be plucked from the garden

One of the hanging petunia baskets seems to float from the air

One of the hanging petunia baskets seems to float from the air

The reclaimed brick patio sports shade lines from the pergola above.  I love the look of old bricks

The reclaimed brick patio sports shade lines from the pergola above. I love the look of old bricks