Sunday, July 31, 2011

7-31-2011 update


Pickings for 7-31-2011. First few tomatoes, peppers, turnips, beans squash and herbs



Caribbean hot peppers turning red!


A big pumpkin and Christa's foot  


Squash hanging off of the corn in the three sisters bed.


Sunflower            


Peppers turning red



More peppers



Pumpkins turning orange
 

Ground cherries


We picked the fist round of ground cherries. We ended up with around 6 cups after they were de-husked




4 and 400 Ground cherries ready to bake into a pie.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Update 7-24-2011


Dead peas removed


Carrot strips planted.


Overall garden


Herb garden

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Canning pantry







Canning pantry reorganization and inventory.

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Can if forward Day






It seems that there is a resurgence in canning lately. I guess it is true that everything old is new again
We will most probably be hosting canning party that day.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Grasshopper



I have no patience for grasshopper.

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Monday, July 18, 2011

Pea seeds



Pea seeds collected from the dried out pods.
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Pickings 7-18-2011




More squash and beans.



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Asparagus ferns


The asparagus has gone to ferns
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Updaate 7-18-2011








Squash is overtaking the bed but it looks like we will have pumpkins this year.




Tomatoes are unruly as usual



Cabbage is coming along but is not heading as much as it should be.


Turnips


Fennel


Beets


This sunflower was attacked by something and the flower head was cut off.


Peas are done and will be pull out.

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