One end of the garden is full of gloom and doom, as the cucumber plants slowly but steadily wither away. I don’t really know anything about the lifespan of cucumber plants but my theory is that their death is a combination of two factors: old-age and cucumber beetles. We noticed some brown spots on the [...]
Archive for July, 2006
Week 10: A Study in Contrasts
Posted in Emerald Place Garden 2006 on July 28, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Tomatoes, and no Peas
Posted in Emerald Place Garden 2006 on July 20, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Most of the action this week has been in the growth of the tomatoes. The Romas are turning red and multiplying.
Here’s a string of cherry tomatoes in varying degrees of readiness.
The Beefsteaks continue to grow. No sign of red yet, though. And yes, those are my feet at the bottom of the [...]
Harvest: Cukes, Blueberries and Basil
Posted in Emerald Place Garden 2006 on July 19, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Blueberries and Cucumbers and 1 little Cherry Tomato.
A whole bunch of basil.
With the blueberries, I made these very tasty Blueberry bars, with a recipe I found on Farmgirl Fare. I topped it off with a scoop of fresh vanilla ice cream while it was still warm. Super yummy.
With the basil, we made pesto. [...]
Payoff
Posted in Emerald Place Garden 2006 on July 13, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Last night’s harvest: 8 pickling cukes, parsley, dill. Not pictured: 1 sugar snap pea.
Some more of the squash that’s growing. This guy’s about 4 or 5 inches long.
The margin of difference between the size of Squashimus Prime and all the other squash plants continues to widen.
These guys are almost ready for picking. [...]
Happy Harvest
Posted in Emerald Place Garden 2006 on July 12, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Last night was our largest harvest yet: 9 pickling cucumbers, 2 straighneck yellow squash (although one of them looks like a crookneck …), 6 sugar snap peas, 1 green bell pepper, 2 sweet 100 cherry tomatoes.
Another view of the pile of good eats we pulled from the garden. Tonight we plan to make [...]
Harvest: Dill, 5 cucumbers, 5 peas, 1 Roma Tomato
Posted in Emerald Place Garden 2006 on July 10, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Harvest: 5 pickling cucumbers, 1 Roma Tomato, 5 peas, and a bunch of Dill. I didn’t mean to harvest the Roma, but I just barely touched it and it fell off in my hand. I have it in a paper bag now, hoping to ripen it just a touch more.
Flower in the Garden Tangent: Mystery. [...]
Harvest: 2 Peas, 2 Cukes
Posted in Emerald Place Garden 2006 on July 6, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The other day I had a huge haul from the garden: 2 sugar snap peas and 2 cucumbers. The sugar snap peas are so tasty. I did some cooking for the 4th of July party that made use of store bought peas, and there was absolutely no comparison. Homegrown really is better.
These cherry tomatoes need [...]
