After a wonderful weekend away it's back to regular life and back to the garden. I thought I would miss it while I was away but actually it was a really nice break. I was excited though to get out there last night and see how everything had changed in my three days away. First… Continue reading Garden: Welcome Eggplant
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CSA: Week 8
Finally some new stuff in the CSA share this week! Tonight I received:Turnips with greensYellow squashBanana pepperSweet basilI was happy to see a yellow squash for a change. I've about had enough zucchini and it's only been seven days since I picked the first ones. I'm not quite sure what to do with this banana… Continue reading CSA: Week 8
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Garden: Green Bean Production is in Full Swing
It is late. I am tired. I just spent a long time cutting, blanching and bagging several zucchinis and green beans for the freezer. I put up everything I had picked including the 67 bush beans and three zucchinis I picked today. Because I know that tomorrow there will be even more beans to pick… Continue reading Garden: Green Bean Production is in Full Swing
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Zucchinis Galore! And How to Preserve Them…
Current zucchini count: 12 Yes I have picked 9 more zucchinis since the first three I picked last Wednesday. I picked two more on Thursday, three more yesterday and four today. Two went into my freezer, and three were eaten on the fourth of July which leaves seven in my refrigerator right now! At least… Continue reading Zucchinis Galore! And How to Preserve Them…
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Mulberries
Until recently the mulberry trees in our yard and our neighbors yard have been nothing more than a nuisance. They drop berries all over the yard and the birds eat them and then poo purple everywhere. Then one day last week FIL started talking about mulberries and how him and his sister used to eat… Continue reading Mulberries
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Garden: First Zucchinis
You know that zucchini I found in my garden on Monday? Well here's what it looked like today, only two days later:Turns out I had three that were ready to pick today:And that one was as big as my foot!There is a fourth zucchini that probably could've been picked but I decided to leave it… Continue reading Garden: First Zucchinis
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CSA: Week 7
Not much going on in the CSA share this week. Same stuff I've been getting before: Turnips Turnip Greens Green onion Eggs For the first time in 6 weeks I did not get mustard greens! Karin said that there are some bigger vegetables like squash and tomatoes on the vine however they were not quite… Continue reading CSA: Week 7
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Garden: Welcome Green Beans, Watermelon, and Hello There’s a Zucchini!
Ok I could not wait to post another update about the garden. I went out there tonight after work and I could not believe what I saw.Let me start with yesterday morning when I went out to the garden and saw that the zucchini plants finally had HUGE yellow open blooms on them. Later in… Continue reading Garden: Welcome Green Beans, Watermelon, and Hello There’s a Zucchini!
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Afternoon Links: Pick Your Own
I'm messing up my posting routine now! My mom and I were at my grandparents' house a couple of weeks ago and we got to talking about how my mom LOVES blackberries. I said that we should find a place where we can go pick them ourselves because I think that would be fun. She… Continue reading Afternoon Links: Pick Your Own
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Garden: Blooms Everywhere!
I've gotten into a bit of a routine this month. CSA post, garden post, recipe post or two. Lather, rinse, repeat. Since I posted about my CSA last night I will now post an update on the garden. I took these pictures Monday evening. It seems like everything is growing really fast now and almost… Continue reading Garden: Blooms Everywhere!
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