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Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!  Better late than never, right?! Last week was pretty slow in the Garden Department with the exception of Wednesday evening when we decided to pull everything in the 4X6 raised bed (AKA the crazy tomato bed) to avoid losing it all to a freeze while we were out of town over the weekend.  Pulling everything meant the end…
October 11, 2011
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Well, with Fall officially upon us, I am feeling extremely grateful for each evening that passes without the gift of frost!  Not sure how much longer we will squeek by, but I'll tip-toe as long as I have to :-)This week brought us the excitement of our very first bell pepper and some long lost carrots (they were…
September 26, 2011
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!!!This week was a jumble of harvesting and non-harvesting due to guests being in town and then a cold that caught me. Some highlights are: the first blue corn that was...er...not blue, lots of tomatoes, the very first lemon cucumber ever, lots of beans (these are all being blanched and frozen for winter use...anyone have a favorite recipe???),…
August 29, 2011
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

The first cosmo!"I've fallen and I can't get up!  So...I guess I'll just hang out down here with the squash..."Bush beansBroccoli!The bush beans are out of control!The butternut squash is getting huge and starting to change colors!More sunflowers!  These guys are about 10 feet tall!Honey Boat Delicata squashThis is supposed to be a pumpkin, but I think it's trying to…
August 17, 2011
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!!!We're starting to see a little more color in our harvests, though not as much as I'd like!  Turns out that one of the mystery tomatoes that was transplanted and not labelled is another Yellow Taxi!!!  Ah well!  A tomato is a tomato and I am grateful for the taste of it regardless of its color!Our biggest single…
August 15, 2011
Harvest Monday!!!

Harvest Monday!!!

This weeks harvest is both exciting (the first Roma tomato) and redundant (tomatoes galore).We've continued to enjoy an abundance of Yellow Taxis, a few cherry toms here and there, several Romas, a sprig of mint (as a gift for Brother & Brother's girlfriend Eliza) and a very few snap peas (although I am grateful they are even still producing).Harvest Totals:Tomatoes…
August 8, 2011