It was great to have the rain on Sunday, and even greater to look up and see the rainbows out our back window. The rainwater tanks got a little refill and I got a little time to get my seed order ready from Seed Savers Exchange. I’ve narrowed it down to 31 varieties of seeds! …
Category: In the Garden
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Preserving the Harvest
This year I’m having a bit of trouble keeping up with the harvest. Today I’ve roasted tomatoes, dried tomatoes, pickled banana peppers, marinated cucumbers, and sautéed eggplant. I still have okra to work with before I collapse. And I totally forgot about the radishes I found in one of the beds. They are too hot,…
A Yard of Italian Squash
Last year we harvested no Italian squash, so this year I’m thrilled it has started producing. A few years ago we had so much squash, we were selling it at the Farmer’s Market. This squash is another one of my favorites, but it’s never grown quite this long before. Don built a trellis out of…
Seeds and Harvesting
It’s hard to catch your breath this time of year. Just the harvest and what to do with it, occupies a lot of time. We are fortunate to have a lot of tomatoes, okra, green beans and snaps, squash, eggplant, cucumbers, and green peppers. The red kale is making a come back from the aphids…
Growing Italian Green Beans
I’m making my case for growing the long Italian green beans! For some reason regular types of green beans don’t like our soil, and just don’t produce well. We easily get at least 8-10 times more beans with the Italian. So here’s why I think they’re a better choice for this area: Tolerate drought conditions…