This year's garden has been a very successful one and the veggies keep coming.
Before I get to showing you what we've got going on in our garden I must show you a vine that continues to grow even though no care has been given to it in years. These hop vines are at the corner of our property. Back 10 years or so I spent hours caring for these prolific growers. Using the hop flowers to make homebrew was a passion of mine. Since I no longer make homebrew, I just let them do their thing. This year, probably due to all of the rain we got, the vines produced so many hops that I'm considering making some homebrew again.
Thank goodness we planted Cherry Tomatoes this year because we've been eating them for over a month now.
Just over the last 10 days or so, the other tomatoes are turning ripe and ready to eat. Every day we're harvesting a basket full. We do love our tomatoes, but one can only eat so many. Making some tomato sauce should take care of that welcomed problem.
Usually, by this time of year, the squash plants are on their way out. With the end of summer just around the corner, the plants are going crazy. This is the first year we planted the squash plants in one of our raised boxes and it's also the first year we didn't have to do battle with powdery mildew. I wonder if getting the plants off of the ground is the reason.
The plants never looked so healthy!
Our first attempt at growing Collard Greens was a resounding success.
While in Florida this year @farm-mom ordered them as a side to one of her meals. She loved them so much that we decided to give them a try. Preparing them is not a simple task but well worth the effort. Robin followed the recipe for making Southern-styled Collard Greens. The container on the left is straight greens and adding some salt, pepper, and butter to them is much simpler and also delicious.
The string beans are plentiful and we've been blanching a load of them and vacuum sealing and freezing them for later on.
The carrots are doing well, give them another few weeks and it will be time to harvest them.
The most exciting thing that went on this year with our garden is that we GOT APPLES. I've already picked 40 of them and given them to our children. Our grandkids love them. Cut them into slices and add a tablespoon of peanut butter for dipping them in and presto they are gone in a few minutes.
On the other side of the gardening coin are the beets.I'm not sure what is going on with my favorite veggie, but they just aren't doing well. Since the beginning, the vegetation looked rather pale and distressed. Just a few days ago I uncovered a few of them and all I found was a long beetroot about a 1/4 inch in diameter. Since beets like the cold weather I'll let them go for a few more months and see what happens.
We did well with the radishes this year. Being that they are another veggie that likes the colder temps I planted a second crop. One thing about radish seeds, plant them and they spring to life within a week.
With the way things are going this year, we hope to fill a lot more of these baskets with homegrown, organic veggies.
Just over the last 10 days or so, the other tomatoes are turning ripe and ready to eat. Every day we're harvesting a basket full. We do love our tomatoes, but one can only eat so many. Making some tomato sauce should take care of that welcomed problem.
Usually, by this time of year, the squash plants are on their way out. With the end of summer just around the corner, the plants are going crazy. This is the first year we planted the squash plants in one of our raised boxes and it's also the first year we didn't have to do battle with powdery mildew. I wonder if getting the plants off of the ground is the reason.
The plants never looked so healthy!
Our first attempt at growing Collard Greens was a resounding success.
While in Florida this year @farm-mom ordered them as a side to one of her meals. She loved them so much that we decided to give them a try. Preparing them is not a simple task but well worth the effort. Robin followed the recipe for making Southern-styled Collard Greens. The container on the left is straight greens and adding some salt, pepper, and butter to them is much simpler and also delicious.
The string beans are plentiful and we've been blanching a load of them and vacuum sealing and freezing them for later on.
The carrots are doing well, give them another few weeks and it will be time to harvest them.
The most exciting thing that went on this year with our garden is that we GOT APPLES. I've already picked 40 of them and given them to our children. Our grandkids love them. Cut them into slices and add a tablespoon of peanut butter for dipping them in and presto they are gone in a few minutes.
On the other side of the gardening coin are the beets.I'm not sure what is going on with my favorite veggie, but they just aren't doing well. Since the beginning, the vegetation looked rather pale and distressed. Just a few days ago I uncovered a few of them and all I found was a long beetroot about a 1/4 inch in diameter. Since beets like the cold weather I'll let them go for a few more months and see what happens.
We did well with the radishes this year. Being that they are another veggie that likes the colder temps I planted a second crop. One thing about radish seeds, plant them and they spring to life within a week.
With the way things are going this year, we hope to fill a lot more of these baskets with homegrown, organic veggies.
Usually, by this time of year, the squash plants are on their way out. With the end of summer just around the corner, the plants are going crazy. This is the first year we planted the squash plants in one of our raised boxes and it's also the first year we didn't have to do battle with powdery mildew. I wonder if getting the plants off of the ground is the reason.
The plants never looked so healthy!
Our first attempt at growing Collard Greens was a resounding success.
While in Florida this year @farm-mom ordered them as a side to one of her meals. She loved them so much that we decided to give them a try. Preparing them is not a simple task but well worth the effort. Robin followed the recipe for making Southern-styled Collard Greens. The container on the left is straight greens and adding some salt, pepper, and butter to them is much simpler and also delicious.
The string beans are plentiful and we've been blanching a load of them and vacuum sealing and freezing them for later on.
The carrots are doing well, give them another few weeks and it will be time to harvest them.
The most exciting thing that went on this year with our garden is that we GOT APPLES. I've already picked 40 of them and given them to our children. Our grandkids love them. Cut them into slices and add a tablespoon of peanut butter for dipping them in and presto they are gone in a few minutes.
On the other side of the gardening coin are the beets.I'm not sure what is going on with my favorite veggie, but they just aren't doing well. Since the beginning, the vegetation looked rather pale and distressed. Just a few days ago I uncovered a few of them and all I found was a long beetroot about a 1/4 inch in diameter. Since beets like the cold weather I'll let them go for a few more months and see what happens.
We did well with the radishes this year. Being that they are another veggie that likes the colder temps I planted a second crop. One thing about radish seeds, plant them and they spring to life within a week.
With the way things are going this year, we hope to fill a lot more of these baskets with homegrown, organic veggies.
Our first attempt at growing Collard Greens was a resounding success.
While in Florida this year @farm-mom ordered them as a side to one of her meals. She loved them so much that we decided to give them a try. Preparing them is not a simple task but well worth the effort. Robin followed the recipe for making Southern-styled Collard Greens. The container on the left is straight greens and adding some salt, pepper, and butter to them is much simpler and also delicious.
The string beans are plentiful and we've been blanching a load of them and vacuum sealing and freezing them for later on.
The carrots are doing well, give them another few weeks and it will be time to harvest them.
The most exciting thing that went on this year with our garden is that we GOT APPLES. I've already picked 40 of them and given them to our children. Our grandkids love them. Cut them into slices and add a tablespoon of peanut butter for dipping them in and presto they are gone in a few minutes.
On the other side of the gardening coin are the beets.I'm not sure what is going on with my favorite veggie, but they just aren't doing well. Since the beginning, the vegetation looked rather pale and distressed. Just a few days ago I uncovered a few of them and all I found was a long beetroot about a 1/4 inch in diameter. Since beets like the cold weather I'll let them go for a few more months and see what happens.
We did well with the radishes this year. Being that they are another veggie that likes the colder temps I planted a second crop. One thing about radish seeds, plant them and they spring to life within a week.
With the way things are going this year, we hope to fill a lot more of these baskets with homegrown, organic veggies.
While in Florida this year @farm-mom ordered them as a side to one of her meals. She loved them so much that we decided to give them a try. Preparing them is not a simple task but well worth the effort. Robin followed the recipe for making Southern-styled Collard Greens. The container on the left is straight greens and adding some salt, pepper, and butter to them is much simpler and also delicious.
The string beans are plentiful and we've been blanching a load of them and vacuum sealing and freezing them for later on.
The carrots are doing well, give them another few weeks and it will be time to harvest them.
The most exciting thing that went on this year with our garden is that we GOT APPLES. I've already picked 40 of them and given them to our children. Our grandkids love them. Cut them into slices and add a tablespoon of peanut butter for dipping them in and presto they are gone in a few minutes.
On the other side of the gardening coin are the beets.I'm not sure what is going on with my favorite veggie, but they just aren't doing well. Since the beginning, the vegetation looked rather pale and distressed. Just a few days ago I uncovered a few of them and all I found was a long beetroot about a 1/4 inch in diameter. Since beets like the cold weather I'll let them go for a few more months and see what happens.
We did well with the radishes this year. Being that they are another veggie that likes the colder temps I planted a second crop. One thing about radish seeds, plant them and they spring to life within a week.
With the way things are going this year, we hope to fill a lot more of these baskets with homegrown, organic veggies.
The carrots are doing well, give them another few weeks and it will be time to harvest them.
The most exciting thing that went on this year with our garden is that we GOT APPLES. I've already picked 40 of them and given them to our children. Our grandkids love them. Cut them into slices and add a tablespoon of peanut butter for dipping them in and presto they are gone in a few minutes.
On the other side of the gardening coin are the beets.I'm not sure what is going on with my favorite veggie, but they just aren't doing well. Since the beginning, the vegetation looked rather pale and distressed. Just a few days ago I uncovered a few of them and all I found was a long beetroot about a 1/4 inch in diameter. Since beets like the cold weather I'll let them go for a few more months and see what happens.
We did well with the radishes this year. Being that they are another veggie that likes the colder temps I planted a second crop. One thing about radish seeds, plant them and they spring to life within a week.
With the way things are going this year, we hope to fill a lot more of these baskets with homegrown, organic veggies.
I'm not sure what is going on with my favorite veggie, but they just aren't doing well. Since the beginning, the vegetation looked rather pale and distressed. Just a few days ago I uncovered a few of them and all I found was a long beetroot about a 1/4 inch in diameter. Since beets like the cold weather I'll let them go for a few more months and see what happens.
We did well with the radishes this year. Being that they are another veggie that likes the colder temps I planted a second crop. One thing about radish seeds, plant them and they spring to life within a week.
With the way things are going this year, we hope to fill a lot more of these baskets with homegrown, organic veggies.
With the way things are going this year, we hope to fill a lot more of these baskets with homegrown, organic veggies.
The hops are back! Don't let them get too out of control - looking forward to a homebrew though! Everything looks fantastic. Good to see it's been a great season and thanks for sharing!
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I did get rid of them in our main garden because they were taking over. the hops at the corner just thrived on their own.
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Nice garden this year, loving those collard greens
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I envy all these greens and reds bursting with minerals and vitamins, from your home garden. It's really amazing!
Yes, we had a very good year. With all of the veggies that are now ready it's time to blanch and vacuum-seal everything and put in our deep-freezer for the cold winter months ahead.
Greetings @thebigsweed ,
What a lovely lively healthy garden you two have....just splendid to see everything all in one go.
Well done!
Cheers, Bleujay
Thanks my friend. this has been one of the better years we've had. Everything did great except the beets. Usually, they are one of our best crops but for some unknown reason this year they didn't do too well. We'll give them some more time and see what happens.
Your photos have allowed me to appreciate how much you take care of your plants and the results are obvious, so I see that the only ones that have caused you problems or so it seems are the beets and I say it seems because you will wait a little longer to know if it has been a bad run with them.
Best of all your veggies are pesticide free, all natural and healthy.
Thanks for such a nice comment. During the gardening season, we spend a lot of time taking care of the garden and the time spent is well worth the return.
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Bummer about the beets. Was it a different variety from what you’ve grown in the past? I lost my squash to borers, no mildew this year. Very cool about the apples!
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