Carrots & Onions
We’ve spent much of the weekend outside, working on cleaning up the yard and garden before it snows. I finally picked all of the carrots and onions, and they are stored for... Read More
Update your blog, pretty peas?
Sorry about that. We grew a lot of stuff, took some pictures, posted them on the Internet … and then during prime picking and eating season, our kitchen was completely gutted and... Read More
Eggplant: Another Summer Favorite
We grew three varieties this summer – Rosa Blanca (pink), Snowy White, and Black. This weekend, I think I’ll make some pita bread and baba ganouj.
Cantaloupe
We’ve never successfully grown melon before, so it was really neat to walk out to the garden last weekend and see a whole bunch of these small, ripe fruits. I brought in... Read More
Dehydrated Prize of the Trials
The Prize of the Trials Cherry Tomato is probably my favorite tomato to grow… and to eat. Even our terribly blighted tomato plants have been producing these like crazy this summer. They... Read More
Jimmy Nardello’s Heirloom Peppers
I am 90% certain that most of the peppers pictured above are Jimmy Nardello’s Sweet Italian Frying Pepper. If I’m wrong, someone please correct me! I decided not to label my peppers... Read More
Sweet Refrigerator Pickles
You know that summer is in full swing when the cucumbers are ready! Sweet Refrigerator Pickles 4 wide mouth pint mason jars 1 head of dill per pint 3-4 slicing cucumbers 1... Read More
Luffa (sponge gourd) Update
I ordered three varieties of luffa (sponge gourds) this year. The one above, Rama F1 (hybrid), is supposed to be edible. Maybe we’ll try that next year. I wanted to grow them... Read More
New Compost Bin
Last weekend I was getting kind of sick of our composting system (piling up compost behind the garden and blocking it off with skids so that Puck won’t eat it), and so... Read More
