And so we decided to pull the tomatoes.
I never saw such productive tomatoes. Hubby thinks we've pulled 3 bushels today.
I will definitely plant more of those next year. And have to bring the last of my eggplants in today, too...and peppers.
Harvest time is here. And what am I gonna do with all those pie pumpkins? LOL.
I never saw such productive tomatoes. Hubby thinks we've pulled 3 bushels today.
I will definitely plant more of those next year. And have to bring the last of my eggplants in today, too...and peppers.
Harvest time is here. And what am I gonna do with all those pie pumpkins? LOL.
- Current Mood:
cheerful
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tomatoes and peppers can be frozen without blanching them.
there's a great eggplant --thing-- i forget what it was called, i think bruschetta topping that had thinly sliced eggplant that was salted then blanched, garlic, oregano, and a little hot pepper -covered in extra virgin olive oil-- keep it in the fridge and serve it over thick crusted italian bread-- it was sooo gooood!
i wanna pumpkin pie!
*going to poke husband to go to the farmer's market*
My gardening flist is all busy with harvesting,
and it seems to be a good year all around.
While you get ready for frost, I'm getting ready for winter garden, starting lettuce, daikon, bok choy...
I planted Brandywines, Amish pastes and romas and two types of cherries. Not going to plant as many cherries next year. The paste types were extremely productive, but our summer kept rotating between cool and hot, and it took a while for things to set because of that. All of them did pretty good in the end.
This has been the first veggie garden I'd planted in about 8 years, (partly because I had spent a bit part of that time with a back yard that was too shaded, except for sneaking a few tomato plants into my flower bed), and it's the first time we put down raised beds. It turned out pretty good. I have to learn better ways of coping with squash bugs, though. I try to keep it as organic as possible, but the squash bugs did end the zucchini a bit early cause I was caught off guard.
My eggplants did well, and my mustard greens of the several types I planted. Hubby didn't know he liked them until we grew some.
Next year, I hope not to get sick right when I need to harvest the edible chrysanthemums. I couldn't get into the light because of the meds I was taking, and they all flowered. Decided to save them for wool dye, instead of eating.
Not a bad first year. Now if I can figure out how to keep the pocket gophers out of my yard without digging a deep trench and putting down wire mesh under the fence line...But I did get a nice Asparagus bed established.
I am content.