On Monday we accomplished several things. It seems it was the perfect time to pick elderberries in Nassau, we found two trees (or groups of trees) and gathered at least 3 cups worth. The hawthorn berries are big, probably full-sized, but still green and immature. The goldenrod is almost in full flower and the milkweed are getting close to bursting.

The kim chi was tested and it seems to be quite nice, all three jars, except that the brine had receded from the tops of them, and the seaweed one seemed to be bad in that part of it (but not the rest). New brine was added at this time. This was the kim chi kept in the basement.

Butternut and delicata squash are growing fast, it seems, and they are fairly big and will probably be ready in the next few weeks. The pumpkins are already turning orange.