In London UK, still got cucumbers and zucchini (we call them courgettes) going. Great use is to grate them and carrots into a bolognese / ragu sauce. Bulks it out nicely.
Paul, I love the word "courgettes"! A musician friend gave me some huge courgettes and I'm going to make Zoodles with them! It's a great way to add nutrients into a spaghetti or Asian-style Soba noodles dish, while reducing the carb load!
I've heard it from a couple of old-timers around here. It will also be a good way to maintain the humidity, as the water in the sand evaporates fairly quickly. That reminds me I have to set up a water sprayer to spray the sand today.
Gorgeous and delightful harvest, William. And your morning glories are -- well -- GLORIOUS! Growing up, my parents had them covering our back fence. I used to love gazing out our large picture window first thing every morning to see their beautiful faces greeting the day.
I'm glad to hear it. I had big ideas of half the fence loaded with them, but most of the vines just kept growing vine, so much so the weight of them broke one of the fence posts!
Thank you for this post William! Your method for tending the garden is perfect imho. Beautiful Veggies mixed with Beautiful Colorful Flowers and off set by the "Wild" of Grass and Weeds doing their thing, too. I wish humans could live so!
Absolutely amazing, man! A gardening masterpiece in about 8 months time and a couple thousand hours of your hard labor.
I think maybe the kale looks tired because it's dense and ready for harvest. Lacinato is my favorite variety. The deep black-green is sexy because it's loaded with nutrition!
One of our musician pals came to Axe to Grind on Wednesday and gave me a couple of monstrous zucchini from his garden. I think I'm going to make a huge batch of Zoodles with them, and serve it with my homemade marinara and sautéed vegetables.
Anyway, it's cute that you're repurposing the old toy box, and I can't wait to see photos of the root cellar once it's packed!
Oh that makes sense about the black kale. I'm glad you'll have the other healthy kale! We eat a lot of deep greens, both raw in salads and sautéed with onions, garlic, cauliflower, and herbs, plus tomatoes or tomato sauce which I feel gives it a nice tangy, rich flavor. Ron adds kale to his smoothies, but I prefer cannabis leaves that we get from a friend who grows.
That morning glory's becoming my new wallpaper!
In London UK, still got cucumbers and zucchini (we call them courgettes) going. Great use is to grate them and carrots into a bolognese / ragu sauce. Bulks it out nicely.
Paul, I love the word "courgettes"! A musician friend gave me some huge courgettes and I'm going to make Zoodles with them! It's a great way to add nutrients into a spaghetti or Asian-style Soba noodles dish, while reducing the carb load!
Yes , and our spiralizer makes courgetti too
New word for me to use: "Courgetti." I love it, Paul, thank you🤗
By the way, I’ve never heard of storing carrots (and other tubers) in sand!
I've heard it from a couple of old-timers around here. It will also be a good way to maintain the humidity, as the water in the sand evaporates fairly quickly. That reminds me I have to set up a water sprayer to spray the sand today.
I’m going to try it. Thank you!
Gorgeous and delightful harvest, William. And your morning glories are -- well -- GLORIOUS! Growing up, my parents had them covering our back fence. I used to love gazing out our large picture window first thing every morning to see their beautiful faces greeting the day.
I'm glad to hear it. I had big ideas of half the fence loaded with them, but most of the vines just kept growing vine, so much so the weight of them broke one of the fence posts!
Wow! Now THAT’S a big vine!
Thank you for this post William! Your method for tending the garden is perfect imho. Beautiful Veggies mixed with Beautiful Colorful Flowers and off set by the "Wild" of Grass and Weeds doing their thing, too. I wish humans could live so!
Enjoy the bounty of your work!💚🙏
Thanks! Embracing the chaos of nature, which is also like perfect order, managing at the margins, turns out to be quite productive :)
Beautiful! My Heavenly Blues haven't been blooming here, although they bloomed profusely at my old address.
The vines are still alive, and sporadically flowering, surprisingly. But by early next week the vines will freeze.
Lovely reprieve. You can ferment your green tomatoes like a pickle.
Great pictures. Great harvest.
That is just glorious from start this last winter to now. I'm quite envious!
Thank you for the nature interlude!
Absolutely amazing, man! A gardening masterpiece in about 8 months time and a couple thousand hours of your hard labor.
I think maybe the kale looks tired because it's dense and ready for harvest. Lacinato is my favorite variety. The deep black-green is sexy because it's loaded with nutrition!
One of our musician pals came to Axe to Grind on Wednesday and gave me a couple of monstrous zucchini from his garden. I think I'm going to make a huge batch of Zoodles with them, and serve it with my homemade marinara and sautéed vegetables.
Anyway, it's cute that you're repurposing the old toy box, and I can't wait to see photos of the root cellar once it's packed!
The tall thin kale is riddled with holes from cabbage moth larva. The lighter colored kale is quite healthy with no damage from the larva.
Oh that makes sense about the black kale. I'm glad you'll have the other healthy kale! We eat a lot of deep greens, both raw in salads and sautéed with onions, garlic, cauliflower, and herbs, plus tomatoes or tomato sauce which I feel gives it a nice tangy, rich flavor. Ron adds kale to his smoothies, but I prefer cannabis leaves that we get from a friend who grows.
Thanks for sharing your bountiful garden!
Nice garden. You could spiral cut the zuccini and hang to dry for use in soups ect later.
Interesting!