Fall Planting

I planted my late summer/fall vegetables today: broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, radishes, & mache.  The fall seed selection around here is dismal.  I ordered from Bountiful Gardens.  They had a great selection of open-pollinated seeds at very reasonable prices. 

 

My zucchini plant is still going strong.  I'm planning one more batch of pickles, plus more grated for the freezer.  I made tomato chutney this week - look for a recipe in a few days.  I also finally harvested enough okra to bother cooking it.  I planted most of my okra too early, and it didn't come up, so I've only got 5 plants.  I'll plan better next year. 

I have tons of hot peppers.  We'll be having lots of stuffed poblanos in the next few weeks, and I'm going to dry a bunch as well.

The first canteloupe should be ready any day now.  Also a few cucmber stragglers - didn't get very many this year, but the cukes I got were very good - not a hint of bitterness, and a nice mild, sweet taste.

Diary of a garden

Here's where food begins, so here's where I'll start.  



This is my first full-fledged garden.   We always had a garden growing up, but I was notorious for "weeding" the vegetables.  I'm more motivated now, and I can't wait to harvest the first radishes and baby lettuce in a few weeks.  



 

Much to my children's dismay, the asparagus has already sprouted and appeared on the dinner table.