Now that we've mostly recovered from a record breaking, bone-chilling winter, it looks like spring may finally be coming. I thought it was time to get back to one final review of last year's gardens before the spring growing season is fully upon me. I checked in on the flowers, 2018 Garden Recap: Flowers and started reviewing … Continue reading 2018 Garden Recap: Vegetables (Part 2)
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Making Sauce on a Sunny Day
Now that it's finally warm, it's the perfect time to make some tomato sauce with the beautiful garden tomatoes. Well not really, but this has been a great year for my tomatoes and I need to get them harvested. I have lots of tasty San Marzano Roma, Early Girl slicing tomatoes and tons of Super Sweet … Continue reading Making Sauce on a Sunny Day
The Garden in Fall: The Good
It's the beginning of October and the days are getting shorter, the nights growing colder. These are the last gasps for the garden before it settles into the winter hibernation. In some ways, fall gardens can be very pretty. I'm always surprised at the plants that continue to bloom well in to fall, some even … Continue reading The Garden in Fall: The Good
35 Pounds of Tomatoes
No, I didn't grow that many in my garden. I got a decent harvest this year to keep us in fresh tomatoes for the summer and early fall, but for stocking up for winter, I went to the local Farmers Market. I bought the large, 10 lb box last week and processed those … Continue reading 35 Pounds of Tomatoes
What’s Going in My Freezer?
I have been very busy freezing whatever I can fresh from the Farmer's Market for the winter. I seem to have a lot more freezer space than cupboard space, so I decided to forego the canning of the things I can freeze. Here's just some of what I have so far: Strawberries, Raspberries and Blueberries … Continue reading What’s Going in My Freezer?
Garden Swag
The other day I decided it was time to get the first of the ripe roma tomatoes packed up for winter. One of my boys came out with me to help, and needless to say he was impressed with the haul we got. So, in teen-age terms, we had some "garden swag". It was fun … Continue reading Garden Swag
Glowing Tomatoes
The tomatoes are ready for picking in bulk this weekend. I been picking as needed for eating; BLT's, tomato mozzarella salad, grilled burgers, greek salads, tomatoes au gratin, and the list goes on. Do you have a favorite fresh tomato recipe? But this weekend, I have the time to harvest them for winter storage. In … Continue reading Glowing Tomatoes
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Tomatoes, Mid-Summer
Like the squash and zucchini, the tomatoes are all doing great, just a bit crowded like everything in my garden. I planted 2 Park Seed Co. Sweet Million Cherry tomatoes, 1 Burpee Roma, 1 Burpee Big Boy, 1 Burpee Better Boy. The cherry tomatoes I grew from seed, the others I bought as plants from … Continue reading Tomatoes, Mid-Summer