Fresh Zucchini Salad
This is a great way to use your zucchini when it is small, before it turns into monster zucchinis. Chris found this recipe online somewhere (I’ll see if I can track that... Read More
Heirloom Tomatoes
I was looking through some pictures of our tomato plants in August, 2006 when we still lived in Morris. We used to grow some nice looking vines! Since we moved to the... Read More
The Obligatory Giant Zucchini Post
If you have a garden, you are familiar with this scenario. Late in the spring, you start to get the fresh veggie fever. One of the easiest plants to grow is zucchini... Read More
Somerset Seedless Grapes
Three years after planting grapes on our fence, they are starting to produce! We have dozens of little bunches ready to be picked. The best variety we planted for eating are these... Read More
Hot Peppers
Last year, right before the first frost, we pulled all of the pepper plants out, dried the fruit, and ground up the hot (and sweet) peppers in a coffee grinder. We ended... Read More
Strawberries, Peas, and Broccoli
A fairly random assortment from the garden today. We’ve been enjoying fresh strawberries daily for a few days now. Most of these are from Chris’s garden (his have been there longer), though... Read More
Waiting for sunshine
The skies have been overcast for most of the spring. Good transplanting and seeding weather, but not great growing weather. We’re hoping for a few sunny days to help things along! I... Read More
Asparagus and Chives
It looks like Spring might just be here to stay! We had our first mini-harvest of the season yesterday: asparagus and chives! Chris fried them up with shiitake mushrooms, mock duck, and... Read More
Summer’s End
One of the odd things about gardening in Minnesota is just as the weather starts to change to fall, the signature summer fruit (watermelon) is ready to be harvested! My mom told... Read More
Super Sweet Corn
We planted four varieties of super sweet corn this summer. According to Johnny’s seed catalog: “Super Sweets are sweeter than the other corn types at harvest and retain their sweetness and crisp... Read More
Italian Heirloom Tomatoes
See the Tomato Varieties page here. I picked up this tomato plant at Gordon’s Greenhouse this spring. I’ve spent quite a bit of time scouring the web, trying to find out what... Read More