Greens for Christmas

Lettuce and Bok Choy Cabbage

 Greens are still growing under a row cover.  I also have turnips in, but they are growing slow.

My first Kimchi

...and it is good!

 

Harvest Lemongrass, Zinna, Herbs and Bok Choy

 

 

Harvest Before the Freeze

 

Herbs, Peppers and Zinnia

Bok Choy and Peppers

 

Peppers with red and green Tomatoes

 

Still Harvesting

 

Dirt Farmer with her Sunflowers

 

Harvest

 

Dirt Farmer with her Sunflowers

 

Bee on the Rain Lily

 

Weeds in the Garden

I let this little morning glory go because it is such a pretty blue color

Bean beetle eats the pig weed and leaves the beans alone

I grow some of these lamb's quarters since they are edible

Gonna leave this row of stinging nettle for tea

My biggest nemesis johnson grass, but I made peace by consider it to be my hay just growing between the rows.

This row of Mullien planted itself

July Garden

July 25th....needing rain.

Cucumber Row

My best crop of cucumbers ever.

Freezing Beans

Ate one pint of the french beans, and froze the rest!

Roma, French and Slenderettes

Harvest

Mess of Green Beans

My New Favorite Squash, White Patty Pan

Weeding Never Ends

July 12th

Finished weeding the pinto beans, time to start over in the green beans.

June Garden

Left to Right:  Green Beans, Squash, Cucumber, Okra, Pinto Beans, Chili Peppers and Tomatoes

Basket of Peas

Garden Started

Tilled the garden and planted beans and squash

  

Tomato and peppers seedlings started

Cake

Banana Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese icing

Sweet Potato Stew

Cook lentils and make a Rue

Saute Onion and Celery in Rue

Add spices and salt and pepper.  Should be fresh ginger but I was out.

Add sweet potatoes and saute

Add greens (this is chard) and lentiles, cover with chicken stock and cook till potatoes are done

Peas

Dirt Farmer and his peas

Got Asparagus

New strawberry bed with peas down the middle.

Pond

View from the pond of another world.

I did not plant a spring garden first time in 30 years.  Climate change makes it too hot in June now, I have to wait till fall.  I am clearing a pond instead.

Seed Order is In

I am not planting a spring garden this year, just summer and fall.  Peas hardly ever do well, and it gets to hot to soon for lettuce and spinach.  The fall garden is much more successful for greens.  Hopefully my CSA farmer will have good luck with peas.