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Some Garden Goodies
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That's a nice variety of fresh vegetables you have there James. I envy you for being able to grow summer squash without SVB's taking them out. You can grow a wider range of variety in your season than I can in mine. I can eat beets now, but they are the ones I canned from this past falls garden and I haven't had fresh garden greens in a couple months because of the heat. But I'm gearing up for the fall season and already have my seeds on hand.
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Beautiful as always! The shiny purple and white onions together are like a work of art...
I don't have a picture to show for it, but took the afternoon off yesterday (from the garden), rented a pontoon boat on a local lake with five friends. We had potluck picnic on the boat. My contribution was my day's harvest - a bunch of tomatoes, a green pepper, a bunch of celery, chard, basil, parsley. Since the rest of them don't grow tomatoes (isn't that strange ), they were amazed at how good my home grown heirloom tomatoes are. They were fighting for the privilege of taking the leftovers home! It was fun!
I don't have a picture to show for it, but took the afternoon off yesterday (from the garden), rented a pontoon boat on a local lake with five friends. We had potluck picnic on the boat. My contribution was my day's harvest - a bunch of tomatoes, a green pepper, a bunch of celery, chard, basil, parsley. Since the rest of them don't grow tomatoes (isn't that strange ), they were amazed at how good my home grown heirloom tomatoes are. They were fighting for the privilege of taking the leftovers home! It was fun!
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Beuatiful harvest I am impressed. Wish I had that much variety.jal_ut wrote:Nothing like a home grown vine ripened tomato. My mouth is watering. If I am really lucky, I will get some in a month. Starting to be loads of green ones.
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I have faith in you James fresh tomatoes are on the way my friend. Soil temps are a big thing though I am not a big fan of plastic some black plastic might help.
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We have had so many this year already I have canned sauce, tomatoes soup, pizza sauce, I am getting ready to make a big batch of Ketchup to can. I know we have given away 2 bushels already. My favorite time of the garden is when we have put up all we need and I start giving stuff away.jal_ut wrote:Nothing like a home grown vine ripened tomato. My mouth is watering. If I am really lucky, I will get some in a month. Starting to be loads of green ones.
Thanks.
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I grow much more than we need. We do can some in mason jars and freeze some. When my family was living at home we used to can about 800 jars a year and fill two freezers. Also dry some items. Don't need that much now with just two of us. I give lots away to friends and family and the food pantry. Yes, I do sell some too. Then I feed the worms, bugs and critters.What do you do with all those veggies? Do you preserve any (and how?) Do you sell?
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