Snow Crown Cauliflower
Cauliflower is one of my favorite vegetables to grow. I’ve always had good luck with it, and we usually get larger heads than you can find at the supermarket. I just pulled... Read More
Lettuce Update
Our lettuce did really well this year. Pictures don’t really showcase it as well as a stroll through the garden does, but we have about 7 supermarket-sized bunches of green romaine lettuce... Read More
Spinach Harvest
So, we picked a lot of spinach this weekend: I’m not kidding…we picked a lot of spinach. And that isn’t even half of it. Putting that into perspective…we got 2 gallons and 3... Read More
Mmmmmmm…I love Spinach!
My niece and nephew spent the afternoon at our house yesterday. One of their favorite things to do here is root around in the garden. I showed them the spinach, and which... Read More
Tomato Season
In Minnesota, the tomatoes don’t really start to ripen until late July. This year, we had a lot of rain in July and I think that made the fruits take even longer... Read More
Eggplant loves heat
Today’s pick: Our eggplants are loaded with beautiful white and purple fruits. The white eggplant is a variety from Monticello – apparently one that Jefferson grew, and has been passed down through... Read More
It’s zucchini season…
Last night, we had 70 mile per hour winds (according to some storm reports from our county), which delivered half of a tree onto a section of my sunflowers and zucchini. The... Read More
Grilled Rattitoulie
My niece and nephew spent the night at our house last Thursday, and while they were here, we watched the Disney/Pixar movie “Ratatouille.” There was a two-year-old and a three-year-old, and Puck... Read More
4th of July
We spent much of the day out in the sun, and went for a nice bike ride. Beautiful weather this weekend, and rain possible tonight. I always hope for rain over night.... Read More
Cole Crops
These pictures are from last week, but we still have a few heads out there that need to be picked today. I also planted romanesco italia broccoli, which is a neat looking... Read More