mint

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Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Thankfully, the past week finally brought us some much needed rain!  Not only has it helped to calm our spirits a bit, but the garden has loved the respite form the heat as well as the moisture from the skies.  Rain water must have some magic in it because it affects our veggies unlike any water we get…
July 9, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Things are, happily, continuing their slow roll out of the garden and into the kitchen! The Yellow Taxi Tomatoes are slowing their production and there are only a handful of them left on the plants.  It's OK though, because there are many other varieties that will follow them shortly.  I'm thinking the Romas will own the next wave.We…
July 2, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!This week brought a mixture of harvests, including the first jalapeno and the first Happy Hot Peppers!  Dave, I'm hoping you might have some insight/shared curiosity about why ours went straight from green to red instead of the pretty orange you've gotten in the past.  Very interesting...I guess we'll wait and see what happens with the other three experimental Happy…
June 25, 2012
Propagating Mint

Propagating Mint

Last fall, before everything died back, we trimmed some mint and put it in some water until it rooted.  Once rooted, it was put in a pot under the new grow lights.  Now that spring is upon us, I've been thinking about where to plant that mint when it's time to plant everything out.  Then, it dawned on me (yeah...sometimes…
March 24, 2012
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