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

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!

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!

The garden is going strong! The okra has finally starting growing some new leaves and is getting bigger.The watermelon has started sending out little vines.The roma tomato plant is just about to flower.The grape tomato plant has several flowers and four tomatoes on it so far. They are pretty big but still haven't started turning… Continue reading Garden: Okra Comes Around

It's been almost two weeks since I posted an update on the garden. I took some new pictures this past Monday night. In less than four weeks the garden has gone from this:To this:You can actually see the plants in the garden! And now for a little update on everything.First off the zucchini are by… Continue reading Garden: Zucchini Gone Wild

This week there are two new items in my CSA share:TurnipsPeasLettuceMustard GreensTurnip GreensIn case you didn't know this is what a turnip looks like:I've never had turnips before so I'm excited to try them out. I found what sounds like a good recipe for them and I plan on making it tomorrow night if I… Continue reading CSA: Week 4 & the First "Harvest"

Wow I am behind on my posts. Last Tuesday I picked up my third CSA share and got the following:Mustard GreensSpinachLettuce MixGreen OnionsTurnip GreensA dozen eggsNo radishes this week and the lettuce and spinach was a lot less than in Week 2. And the eggs looked like Easter eggs! All different colors - white, brown… Continue reading CSA: Week 3

On Memorial Day I went to a nursery here in town and picked up some new plants for the garden. I bought two strawberry plants, a grape tomato plant, four yellow bell pepper plants and about twelve marigolds. One of my coworkers has a strawberry patch at home and has been bringing bowl after bowl… Continue reading Garden: Strawberries, Peppers & Marigolds

This week's CSA share is the same as last week:RadishesGreen onionsSpinachMustard GreensMixed lettuceI did not get eggs this week though. The egg program I signed up for is a dozen every other week. I didn't get as many radishes or green onions but I got more mixed lettuce and spinach. That's fine by me because… Continue reading CSA: Week 2