Veggie garden: Summer 2008-9
This was our veggie garden, many months ago.
The climbing beans are in the middle, with dwarf butterbeans at the bottom, and two rows of carrots on the right. Corn is on the left. The zucchini are further away in the background, and there is some of the dill which grew like crazy then went to seed just like that! Tomatoes are all the way to the left, not really in the picture.
Here is a closer picture of the corn, when they were about a third their full height:
Here is an even closer look at the corn. Heheheh. Hanging out with some tomatoes, including a heirloom San Marzano variety, excellent for sauces because of the low seed content, but less flavourful than the little cherry tomatoes.
I think we used it to make this dish, which was corn salsa with baked polenta. It was so amazing I told everyone about it, then never made it again! I blame the polenta. I don't like when it spurts hot grainy goo! Still, it was super incredibly tasty!
These are the potato silos that Bear built. Unfortunately, they were planted way too late and I didn't ask, but I suspect we actually got less potatoes out of it than were put in. Also, I hear that post-potatoes the silos are now full of wonderful soil. That is, full of wormies! Good for them. I hope they are very happy doing their wormy things. *Sniff*
Here is a pretty zucchini, still with flower:
More zucchini, except the one above, of the grey variety, is actually from our neighbour's garden around the back. Their vine invaded our backyard, has surrounded our shed, crept over all our potted plants, entwined itself around a few, and is creeping up the side of our laundry area! It's just as well that their fruit(?) are so tasty! A really creamy tasting zucchini. I'd like to grow some next year, maybe a less aggressive variety (if possible).
This is Bear with one of our last carrots. They were a success this year, much less cthulhu-like, probably because they were better spaced out and maybe the soil was less compact.
E finalmente, here are some little pear tomatoes gathered together. These were an unexpected bonus, having volunteered from last year's plantings. They're also Milo's favourite. He liked it when we brought him to the plant and let him pick his own tomato.
Here is a bonus photo of Milo, because he is a sweetie, posing with his dinner dish.
Bear has been hard at work these past weeks, readying the garden for the winter veggies, including rainbow chard, kale, cabbages, kohlrabi, radishes, some wacky multicoloured carrots, various lettuces and other things I forget. We have also started composting, which makes me very happy!
All is well in our household these days. I hope y'all are doing well too!
A dopo!
The climbing beans are in the middle, with dwarf butterbeans at the bottom, and two rows of carrots on the right. Corn is on the left. The zucchini are further away in the background, and there is some of the dill which grew like crazy then went to seed just like that! Tomatoes are all the way to the left, not really in the picture.
Here is a closer picture of the corn, when they were about a third their full height:
Here is an even closer look at the corn. Heheheh. Hanging out with some tomatoes, including a heirloom San Marzano variety, excellent for sauces because of the low seed content, but less flavourful than the little cherry tomatoes.
I think we used it to make this dish, which was corn salsa with baked polenta. It was so amazing I told everyone about it, then never made it again! I blame the polenta. I don't like when it spurts hot grainy goo! Still, it was super incredibly tasty!
These are the potato silos that Bear built. Unfortunately, they were planted way too late and I didn't ask, but I suspect we actually got less potatoes out of it than were put in. Also, I hear that post-potatoes the silos are now full of wonderful soil. That is, full of wormies! Good for them. I hope they are very happy doing their wormy things. *Sniff*
Here is a pretty zucchini, still with flower:
More zucchini, except the one above, of the grey variety, is actually from our neighbour's garden around the back. Their vine invaded our backyard, has surrounded our shed, crept over all our potted plants, entwined itself around a few, and is creeping up the side of our laundry area! It's just as well that their fruit(?) are so tasty! A really creamy tasting zucchini. I'd like to grow some next year, maybe a less aggressive variety (if possible).
This is Bear with one of our last carrots. They were a success this year, much less cthulhu-like, probably because they were better spaced out and maybe the soil was less compact.
E finalmente, here are some little pear tomatoes gathered together. These were an unexpected bonus, having volunteered from last year's plantings. They're also Milo's favourite. He liked it when we brought him to the plant and let him pick his own tomato.
Here is a bonus photo of Milo, because he is a sweetie, posing with his dinner dish.
Bear has been hard at work these past weeks, readying the garden for the winter veggies, including rainbow chard, kale, cabbages, kohlrabi, radishes, some wacky multicoloured carrots, various lettuces and other things I forget. We have also started composting, which makes me very happy!
All is well in our household these days. I hope y'all are doing well too!
A dopo!