June 7, 2008
Garden Update: It's In!
Last night we decided to get up early and get the rest of the plants in the ground. We wanted to get ahead of the smothering heat/humidity forecast for today. When we woke up it was also foggy and thankfully it stayed that way until about the last 25 minutes we were finishing up. Even at 7:20 it was sweltering! Seriously hot!
How's that for a foggy, sticky morning?
Thankfully my Wellies came yesterday and trust me they came in handy!
What? Your garden boots don't have polka dots all over them? ;oP
Anyway, let's get started with the containers on the front porch first! Alexis is beside herself because we finally have peas!
Of course you're lucky to get to see one or two of them, because if Alexis sees them first then they are an immediate snack! ;o)
Our experiment pimento plant (i.e.the one that was put in the garage last fall and pulled back out this spring) is going great!
It bloomed and we've got baby Pimento peppers! You can see them there in the picture if you look closely. They are roughly the size of tic tacs right now.
The spinach is still going strong:
As you can see the spinach is just hanging out there next to the peas, both of them are just doing their thing.
The herb box on the front porch is doing superb!
I ended up adding the chocolate mint to this box next to the spearmint, since mint of any variety in the ground is just a recipe for it taking over everything. Seriously if you've never grown mint before keep it in containers because it's VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY and did I mention VERY invasive! It will end up everywhere! Mint is the perfect container plant and nine times out of ten it will come back each year, but if you plant it in the ground you'll end up with it trying to take over your garden and then it will move on to your yard and then it will move on to your neighbors yard and then...Well you get the picture.
Now where were we? Oh yes...So that's it for the porch right now. Let's stop off at the apple tree on the way down to the garden:
The apples are about the size of quarters right now. Ultimately these apples end up about the size of large plums. They are miniature for the most part.
Here's the garden completely planted. It's a bit hard to see the little plants in the middle, but in a few weeks you'll see a great change there!
I planted 40 tomato seeds back at the end of March and 39 of those seeds sprouted! I planted one of the cherry tomatoes on the front porch for Alexis and the other 38 were planted this morning in the garden...38 tomato plants! What was I thinking? ;o) I also picked up a few tomatoes plants here and there so I'm not quiet sure how many I have total, but there are a lot of tomatoes plants there!
Oh yes...I remember what I was thinking...Lots of tomatoes! Some for canning, some to enjoy fresh, some to make salsa, some to make sauces with, some to make ketchup, some to share with people I like...Need I go on?
The tepees in the back have zucchini, cucumbers, yellow squash, 2 tepees of various kinds of beans and peas. Behind the tepees are the two rows of corn we planted. In between the tepees are either leeks and/or onions depending on where you are looking. To the left of the tepees are the watermelon and cantaloupe and in the middle is mostly tomatoes, but also herbs and a little bit of everything else.
We've got variegated sage:
Funny thing about sage, I love to grow it and usually end up with loads of it, but it always ends up that I use it only on Thanksgiving...I think I'm going to have to find something else to do with sage! ;oP
We've got thyme:
Dear lord I love thyme! And I have no trouble at all finding things to do with that! ;oP
Broccoli:
It's probably a little hot for the broccoli. We'll see how it does, but they really like cooler weather. I mean seriously it's almost 100 degrees and the humidity is at eleventy billion percent, so most likely these little guys won't do so well, but we'll see.
More marigolds:
These are from my Mom's marigolds. She brought me some seed years ago and I keep pods every year and replant them. I have no idea why, but these remind me of my grandfather every time I see them.
So that's where we are right now. I didn't take a picture of the peppers, but I'll do that next week. I'll also try to get a shot of the watermelon and cantaloupe. I need to do some weeding this week, but I'm going to wait until it cools off a bit toward mid week!
How are your gardens coming along?
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June 1, 2008
Garden Update: The Garden Is Going In!
So we started putting in the garden this morning. We worked for about 2 1/2 hours and we're about 1/3 of the way done. We got two rows of corn seed planted (2 kinds of sweet corn and some popcorn), part of the tomatoes and peppers, watermelon, cantaloupe, pea seeds, cucumbers, zucchini and squash. We have more tomatoes, some beans, carrots, lettuce, herbs, peppers, eggplant and marigolds yet to plant. We plan on working on that later this afternoon once the sun isn't high in the sky and it's a bit cooler.
It's important to note that at this time last year my garden had been in the ground for two months. It's bee so cool and rainy this spring that we just couldn't get it done before now. The seedlings have however grown a lot on the front porch, so that's good in the grand scheme of things.
So on to the garden itself! Let's take a look at what we have so far.
First off let's look at the peas on the porch are blooming!
An before we get on to the garden let's take a look at one of the apple trees:
These are known as "baking" or "cooking" apples. It appears we are going to have a bumper crop!
Now let's move on to the garden itself. In terms of size we were thinking big this year. We started out by digging and that was getting us no where fast. Jamison dug a rectangle that was about double the size of our old garden (12 X 6). We realized quickly that this we would be digging this time next year at the rate we were going. So we decided to rent a tiller:
So we had several issues right off the bat. One the belt kept slipping off the tiller so Jamison had to stop and put it back on every few feet. Another issue that arose was that the tiller lost a bolt or two...Obviously this tiller we rented wasn't in the best of shape, but oh well.
We also discovered that part of our yard is also under the water table, so the garden is slightly misshapen, because there were areas that could not be tilled, but we didn't know it until we started. In case you don't know what under the water table means, if you start digging your hole it fills up with water. This is both a plus and a minus...A minus in that we had to rethink the size a bit, a plus in that it's easier to keep the plants moist. So we rolled with the punches and this is what we ended up with:
The above pictures were taken from the breakfast area of our kitchen which is two stories up. It's hard to get a good idea of the size and to be honest I haven't measured the final outcome, but it's big. That little groundhog in the picture...I think he and I are going to get on each other's bad side quick! He lives down by the creek, which is not far behind the garden.
Do foxes eat groundhogs? Because he lives down there near the creek too! ;oP
Anyway, we had to cart the plants down the hill to the garden. I told Jamison that I wished we had a wheel barrow and he suggested using Alexis' wagon...Why didn't I think of that?
The seedlings took two loads to carry down the plants and Jamison kindly rolled them down for me. I also have/had some seeds to plant too and as I mentioned I already planted from seed 2 rows of corn, some beans, shell peas and snow pea pods. If you'll notice some of the plants are already blooming. We've got small squash and tomatoes on some of the plants.
Isn't that gorgeous? I just love squash blooms! Or it may be a zucchini, but you get the idea none the less!
So this is what we started with:
Right behind the garden is a massive patch of honeysuckle and the whole garden area smells sweet! It's heavenly. Once I get everything planted I will show you an after picture.
The marigolds are doing really well too. I'll plant these underneath the tomatoes. They help ward off nematodes and things like that that can bother and/or destroy your plants.
I also plant herbs and garlic and things for bug protection as well. I'll share my "recipe" for organic bug spray later on. It is a mixture of garlic, cayenne pepper, etc that you boil and then steep for a while. It works like a charm!
So that's where we are right now. In a couple of hours we'll go back out and hopefully finish up the rest of the garden today...Stay tuned!
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May 18, 2008
Garden Update: We're Still Not Planted!
So rain...We've had a ton of it! Given we were in a drought status last year and we've more than caught up now I'm trying to look on the bright side, but the garden is still not done! The ground is too wet to till and we realized rapidly that we were going to have to do just that...Till! The garden area is just too big, not that big is a bad thing when it comes to gardening. This weekend was wet and cold again so it's been a bust. Yesterday the sun did actually come out, but the ground just didn't dry out fast enough before it began raining again last night.
Today we'll take a look at how the container plants are doing and my have they grown since our last update! That's why I love doing these little garden updates. It lets me see how far things have come even when it might feel like things are sitting still!
Peas:
They are growing nicely. I'm expecting them to dip over the sides of the box and start their downward decent any day now. No blooms yet, but they should be along soon.
Spinach:
The spinach has really come along! We've been harvesting small snacks and I even used some to make quesadillas the other day! There's enough now to make a salad, so we'll be having a spinach salad along with dinner this evening.
The tomatoes:
All 40 seeds I planted came up. I've already taken one out and planted it in a pot for Alexis, but they have done really well so far. The plants next to them are squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, watermelon, etc and as you can see they're doing ok too.
More tomatoes, herbs, cucumbers, peppers, squash, watermelon and cantaloupe:
When we realized the garden was going to be a bit larger than I had first anticipated we decided to buy a few plants to supplement the ones I grew from seed. We got several tomato plants, some cucumbers, some peppers, more herbs and a couple of melon plants. And if you're curious the plant behind them is indeed a pineapple! ;o)
Some of the tomatoes are already blooming!
I think this is a "Better Boy" or "Big Boy" or something along those lines. The Carbon Tomato (black) is also blooming.
The herb box is coming along nicely:
The herbs are really growing and the thyme has really spread out...Just what I wanted to see! I've been using some of these here and there.
The herbs for the garden...
There are a few flowers in there too, but they are ready and waiting to go into ground...IF it ever stops raining! ;oP
And lastly today we'll look at our little garden experiment if you will...Last year's pimento!:
I always grow several peppers and tomatoes in pots for Alexis. She knows that these are "hers" and she can snack at will so that she leaves the garden alone until it's time to harvest. This was one of her peppers last year. Last October I stuck the pot in the garage for the winter and this spring I drug out the pots and the pimento started putting on leaves! I don't know if it will bloom again or what, and thus the experiment of the whole thing, but Alexis and I are having fun watching it to see what happens. Learning is fun! ;o)
So now that I've bored you with the update I'll let you be! ;oP These updates thrill me far more than they do you, but hey it gives me a way to keep track of what's happening and have visual tracking of what's happening. :o)
I hope you all are having a fabulous weekend! I am despite the rain. :o)
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May 10, 2008
No Gardening Today...
Unfortunately there was no gardening today. It rained all night so the tiller was a no go. We're supposed to get rain through Tuesday (up to 4 inches eee gads!) so it's going to have to dry out a bit. I'm going to pick up the tiller later this week. The sun is actually out right now, but it's not supposed to last long. I think we may need to build a boat... ;oP
I hope you all are having a wonderful Saturday. I'll catch up with you on Monday.
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April 25, 2008
Garden Update...Spring Has Sprung!
Let's talk a little gardening this morning shall we?
Spring is finally here! (Even though it's supposed to get cooler this weekend again. Hhmmph!) And despite my spring allergies, which seem to get worse every year (what's up with that?), we are in high gear getting the garden ready!
Most of the seeds I planted have sprouted. The only thing that didn't fully sprout were the marigolds, but that's ok. I probably over planted those anyway, though I may add some more along the way! I actually ended up buying a few herb plants yesterday and as you can see above the apple trees are just covered in blooms so it appears we will have a bumper crop of those as well!
Now let's take a look at some of the seedlings. First up lets look at the little tomato plants:
I think only one of the seeds didn't sprout, maybe two. I also have removed one of the plants for a Yellow Pear Cherry tomato and planted it in a pot on the front porch for Alexis. The plants on the other side are the tray with the pumpkins and watermelon and such.
Next up are herbs and flowers:
These plants are still small (and why I bought some actual plants to get things started...I'm impatient what can I say?), but they are doing just fine and will go directly into the garden soon.
The sunflowers are sort of falling over as they grew too fast, but here is a shot of the marigolds:
I use the marigolds for both pest control and let's face it they are pretty too! We'll be direct planting a few more sunflowers as well. I'm going to try and salvage the seedlings too.
Now let's look at the pea box on the front porch:
Peas do wonderfully in a window box type container. They end up cascading over the sides and Alexis loves to munch them right off the vine!
We also planted spinach in a window box type container:
As you can see the spinach is still in the sprouting stage, but it grows pretty quickly so it should be busting out any day now.
I also planted an herb box:
I planted Italian Flat leaf parsley, rosemary, English thyme, spearmint, dill and rosemary. I usually plant several window boxes and hanging pots with herbs each year and place them on the front porch so I can go out and snip what I need as I cook. I've got two hanging pots planted with herbs, but so far they chives are the only things that have sprouted there so far.
Let's take a closer look at the herbs. First up spearmint!
I LOVE spearmint! I don't really cook with it, but I love the smell and the taste is fabulous too! Alexis likes to munch the leaves right off the plant for a little snack, but then again she does that with all of my herbs! I can't think of a single one of the herbs I grow that she doesn't nibble on.
Next we have English thyme:
Usually I don't have to buy sage, thyme or rosemary because it comes back in my boxes, but my main herb box was blown off the porch in high wind over the winter and it obliterated the herbs inside so I had to start over from scratch. Thyme is one of my all time favorite herbs! I actually like fresh thyme better than dried, even though I do use dried thyme too, but when it's fresh there is just no comparison!
Ah rosemary...
Rosemary is probably my all time favorite herb! I've often joked that if I could figure out a way to chocolate coat rosemary then I'd be in heaven. (Though it might not be too bad...Perhaps I should experiment a bit! A friend of mine tried chocolate covered blue cheese truffles and says they are to die for so who am I to question? ;o)) I love the smell of rosemary, it's just heavenly and much like thyme I prefer it fresh, though I do use it dried as well. If you plant rosemary in the ground it become a shrub and a great smelling shrub at that!
Next up we have Italian flat leaf parsley:
Parsley is a vastly under estimated plant. Some people simply turn their nose up at parsley, but it really has such a wonderful fresh and clean flavor! It's not just a garish people! Try some parsley in a salad or even on a sandwich along with, or in place of, lettuce! You'll be amazed at how it makes things pop!
And last but not least dill...
Dill is another all time favorite of mine and I like it fresh and dried. In fact I like it so much I'd have to say it comes in a close second to rosemary in my book. This year I'm hoping to have enough dill and cucumbers to make some pickles. The garden should be big enough so fingers crossed!
And speaking of gardens...Last night Jamison started digging! One of the gentleman at work mentioned that this area has a lot of rocks and such and you'd likely tear up a tiller. So far we have only unearthed one rock and it wasn't that big at that, so I think we are going to try and rent a tiller this weekend to finish the job. Once it's done I'll show you the plot, but for now I'm very happy to report that the soil is rich, brown and with every shovel full a bunch of earthworms are showing up!
And my precious little girly girl, who obviously has a little tom boy in her too, had a ball playing with worms! She is so my child!
So who's planting this year? How is your garden coming along? Isn't it fun to play in the dirt?!!?!?
So overall I'm very pleased! I'll be updating again soon. Tomorrow we're off to a local farm festival where Alexis is beside herself with joy because she will get to pet a cow! I may post a few pictures from that little sojourn as there are supposed to be many yummy things to sample. Also be sure and check back on Sunday for the April Daring Bakers reveal! It's a really good one even if mine didn't turn out quite as I expected...
Have a great weekend everyone!
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March 31, 2008
It's Spring! Let's Start Planting!
As I mentioned a month or so ago I've been garden planning! For the past two weeks I've been meaning to get around to planting my seeds indoors to get them going and have a bit of a head start once the frost has passed, but we've been super busy the past few weeks and I feel like I've been going in super fast motion. Every time I think things are going to slow down they seem to speed up! Yesterday I finally got around to planting my seeds.
On Saturday morning I sat down and drew out a few grids and set up what I want to plant and in which hole it would go. For some reason I only did three plots, when in reality I should have done six! I don't know how I got off path, but that was ok. Yesterday morning when I realized my error I made two more grids. I didn't make a plot for the last 40 because I had planned to plant them all as marigolds and I didn't need a grid for that! ;o) I have three greenhouse boxes and each box will hold two trays of 40.
As I worked on the grids Alexis sat with me with her own notebook and made her own diagram. As we planted and I checked things off my grid, she did the same on hers. It amused me! ;o) She is really excited about the planting aspect of the garden this year. Last year she was mildly interested, but she was plenty interested in harvesting! This year she's all about the garden period and I love that! She even chose some seeds of her own to plant, though hers will be planted directly outside in a few weeks. It's so much fun to have her involved. Her zest for life is so contagious!
In the first tray we planted 40 tomatoes (2 Green Zebra , 2 Santiam, 4 Martian Giants, 2 Zapotec Pleated, 3 Amana Orange, 2 Burbank Red, 4 Arkansas Travelers, 2 Yellow Perfection, 4 Brandywines, 5 Matt's Wild Cherry Tomatoes, 5 Gold Currant Cherrys and and 5 Yellow Pear Cherrys....Alexis loves the mini tomatoes, thus the increased numbers of those varities.) We should have more than enough to share with my sister, some of our friends and be able to can some tomatoes for use through the winter and make some salsa as well.
In the next block we planted peppers, squash, eggplant, cucumbers, melons, pumpkins and amaranth. (2 Purple Beauty bell peppers, 2 Italian Relleno Sweet peppers, 2 Ring-O-Fire Cayenne peppers which I use for pest my pest control spray, 3 Pimento-L Sweet peppers, 4 Cal Wonder green bell peppers, 2 Giant Szegedi yellow sweet peppers, 2 Butternut squash, 3 Zucchinis, 3 Yellow Crookneck squash, 2 Italian Pink Bi-Color eggplants, 3 Smart Pickle cucumbers, 1 Lemon cucumber, 3 Northern Pickling Cucumbers, 1 Crimson Sweet watermelon, 1 Sugar Baby watermelon, 1 Golden Honey watermelon, 1 Desert King watermelon, 1 Hale's Best Jumbo Muskmelon (cantaloupe), 1 Jack-O-Lite pumpkin (small pumpkins), 1 Big Max pumpking (100+ pound pumpkins) and 1 Hopi Red Dye Amaranth.) Alexis and I both are pepper and cucumber fans. I'm going to try and make some dill pickles this year hopefully! I've wanted to do that for years, but in the smaller garden I never seem to have enough pickles to play with.
On the next grid (and this was the last grid I did on Saturday) I plotted herbs, flowers and "medicinals", which in reality are just more herbs or flowering plants in most cases. (3 Poppy Joe's Basils, 2 Forest Green parsleys, 2 English Thyme, 2 Greek Oreganos, 2 Italian Flat Leaf Parsleys, 2 Dukat Dills, 2 Bouquet Dills, 4 Russian Mammoth Sunflowers, 1 Korean Licorice Mint, 1 Borage, 2 Bells of Ireland, 4 Righteous Red Zinnias, 1 Yarrow, 2 Evening Sun Sunflowers, 3 Kablouna Mix Calendulas, 4 White Sweet Alyssum and 3 Feverfews.) I'm glad I had the grids wrong in my head though, because I had wanted to plant more herbs in addition to the ones that we are going to plant directly into pots on my front porch. I added more in the additional grids I did yesterday. I had hoped to plant the pots on the porch today, but it's too rainy. It appears it will rain for a few more days so maybe we'll get to do that later this week.
Yesterday on the first grid I plotted out onions, leeks, celery, broccoli and more herbs. (6 Siskiyou Sweet onions, 8 Sherwood leeks, 6 Celebration celerys, 6 Nutri-Bud broccolis, 2 more Dukat dills, 2 more bouquet dills, 2 more Forest Green parsleys, 2 more Italian Flat Leaf parsleys, 2 more Greek oreganos, 2 more English Thymes and 2 more Poppy Joe's Basils.)
Next up we planted more flowers. (2 more Bells of Ireland, 6 more Righteous Red Zinnias, 6 more Russian Mammoth sunflowers, 6 more Evening Sun sunflowers, 6 more Calendulas, 3 more Yarrows, 3 more Borages, 3 More Korean Licorice Mints and again 5 more Zinnias, because after all they are so beautiful.)
The last of the six trays was seeded with marigolds. I have two huge flower beds in front of our house, so I can't wait to see the riot of color! I labeled the back of each box so I'd know which way was the top of each grid. I also put a label on the foot of each individual plot with what was planted there so that I wouldn't turn things around and then not know what was what.
Now we wait. We should have some sprouting going on by the end of the week. I'm going to be keeping track of this through the seeding on to the garden and then through the fall harvest so if you're interested check back soon for an update! I do an all organic garden as well. and we'll be planting the garden itself in a few weeks. When it warms up even more we'll plant some corn, beans, carrots, okra, etc. directly into the garden. This year most of my seeds came from Seeds of Change, but I also got a few from Gardens Alive and Park Seeds.
So is anyone else planting this spring? I love to hear what other people have planned and are doing so share if you are! :o)
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January 23, 2008
Try It You'll Like It: Garden Planning
Every year around this time I start perusing online garden sites and start deciding what I want to grow in my garden. In the next few weeks I'll start buying seeds and the planing will go into full swing! This year is even more exciting as I have a lot more room to plan! What to grow? What to grow? The possibilities are endless!
I must admit I love starting plants from seed. There is just something very satisfying about planting a seed, watching it grow and then enjoying the end result. It's also fun in terms of getting Alexis involved and letting her see where her favorite vegetables/fruits come from. We've had a garden every summer of her four years and in the last couple of years she really has understood what was going on in terms of planting the seeds, watching them grow and then eating the fruits of our labor. This year will be even more fun because she's all the more inquisitive!
For weeks now Alexis has been asking me when we could begin planting things. I usually start planting some seedlings indoors in early March so they'll be ready to go straight into the ground so we look at the calender and keep discussing what month it is now and when we'll start planting. Her main desires are strawberries, tomatoes, spinach, peas (both pods and snow peas), cucumbers and peppers. What's not to like about that list? This year I'd also like to plant some watermelon and pumpkins since we'll be gardening on a larger scale. I also want to plant on a scale that allows Alexis to munch, us to eat out of the garden during the summer and be able to preserve food as well. We'll see how it goes.
Another passion of mine is herbs. I plant them in the garden as companion plants for pest control and such, but I also keep them growing in planters nearby the house so I can go and snip what I need as I cook, so herbs will definitely be in the mix. We'll also plant some eggplant, various lettuce type plants, okra, maybe some corn, cantaloupe, green beans and carrots. It should be fun!
I order most of my seeds from Seeds of Change, but I also get a few from Gurney's and Park's Seeds. I buy organic whenever possible and I also like heirloom seeds as well. This year I plan to save some seeds as well, which is something I haven't done in the past. I also buy products from Gardens Alive, which focuses on earth friendly, organic solutions to garden issues at reasonable prices. (If you haven't figured it out yet I'm all about organic! ;o))
So I'm planning and dreaming. How many of you out there have gardens of your own? What do you grow? Do you preserve? Do you save seeds? Speak up and let me know what you're thinking in terms of your garden. Let's talk a little gardening! Later in the summer we'll talk a little eating of said gardens! ;o)
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August 8, 2007
Wordless Wednesday
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July 7, 2007
From The Garden: Tomatoes!
There's just nothing like a vine ripened tomato straight from the garden! Oh what to do with them? Tomato sandwiches? BLT? Salad? All of the above? Only time will tell! That is if Alexis doesn't get to them first! ;o)
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June 25, 2007
From The Garden: Tomatoes, Peppers and Peas Oh My!
It's Harvest Time!
Or the beginning of it anyway! We have peas, peppers and tomatoes! The blueberries are still ripening here and there as well, but there were none to pick today.
We picked the last of the peas, most likely. It's just gotten so hot and peas most decidedly do not like hot weather! (Much like me I might add! ;o))
There weren't really enough peas to do anything with other than snack, so Alexis took care of that quite nicely. We'll plant some more peas toward the end of the summer so we'll have a fall crop as well. We'll do the same with spinach and lettuce too.
And Alexis is beside herself that the grape tomatoes are beginning to ripen!
She helped herself to the tomatoes too!
If it doesn't rain in the morning we're going to go over to the Farmer's Market in Annapolis and see what they have to offer. I'm hoping maybe some early cucumbers, but we'll see then what might be lurking about I suppose! ;o)
What's growing in your garden?
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June 20, 2007
From The Garden
I just love this time of year! While Summer is no where near my favorite season (I actually prefer winter), I do enjoy the fresh things that start coming out of the garden! You can't get more local than you own backyard and there is nothing like the taste of freshly picked herbs, veggies and fruit!
Right now I have herbs galore:
What's not to like there? I have a ton of herbs in the garden, but I like to keep a couple of pots on the deck so I can grab some easily when I'm cooking. I have a lot of dill right now, so you'll most likely see some dill recipes quite soon! I've also got a lot of parsley, oregano and thyme. I'm going to be drying some herbs next week.
Green tomatoes too:
I feel some Fried Green Tomatoes coming on!
And my blueberries are beginning to ripen:
The blueberries ripen a few here and there, so there isn't really enough to do anything major with, but Alexis and I are enjoying eating them all the same!
What's in your garden?
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