Green Tomatoes
Niko checked out one of the multiple baskets full of tomatoes this afternoon. With snow in the forecast, it’s time to get these guys off the vines. Surprisingly, there were a lot... Read More
Snow in the forecast
I raided the tomato plants in the front yard, filling up my entire stovetop with green and pink tomatoes this afternoon. Tomorrow it’s the back yard. I smell indian dishes and green... Read More
Dying tomatoes and a mishap with the beans!
The tomatoes are starting to come to the end of their season. The temperature has dropped below 40 a couple of times now, and all gardens must come to an end some... Read More
Possible Frost?
There’s a chance of the red dropping below zero tonight (I mean – 32ºF), so we raided the garden. Lots and lots and lots of cayennes! There were a bunch of eggplants... Read More
Finally: preserving for winter!
I spent the better half of the evening grilling eggplants. Mostly ours, but we got a couple from Easy Bean this week, and then there were a few food shares left at... Read More
Great day for pickin’ tomatoes
Lots and lots of stuff out of the garden today! Many Roma tomatoes, a few Amana Orange tomatoes, a large Marvel Striped tomato… more tomatoes… cucumbers, beets, and carrots (I didn’t take... Read More
Tomatoes
Finally, the tomatoes are starting to ripen! Above: four Oxacan Pink tomatoes, one Amana Orange tomato, one Early Red tomato, and 11 Roma tomatoes.
Semi – “Harvest”
Out of the garden today: – Two romas displaying Blossom End Rot – One carrot (just checking on the size) – looks like they’re about half-grown – Two onions, just barely larger... Read More
Czechoslovokian Black Peppers
These went in a curry with lentils, beet leaves, and kale. They have some heat to them, but aren’t as spicy as jalapenos.