Yesterday I picked beans in long sleeves, long pants, gloves, and netting that covered my head and looped under my arms. Whoever invented netting, thank you. True, mosquitoes buzzed unrelentingly in my ears the entire time, but it didn't really "bug" me because I knew they couldn't get me.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
New Alarm Clock
I haven't written in a while since I have been having computer problems. Someday when I win the lottery, I will buy a fast computer and get rid of dial-up! Here's what's been happening in my garden.
I have a new alarm clock. For the past few days, two adult turkeys lead their nine chicks through our front yard at about 7 am. I hear the anxious "cluck, cluck" as they cautiously head out from the woods and into the lawn. Sometimes they visit the garden (must be why the Mexican bean beetles are pretty much non-existent this year). And they have completely stripped our wild raspberry bushes. Next year I will plant some domestic raspberries for us humans and cover them with a net.
The Scarlet Tanager has visited the garden, eating the june berries. Just a few are left on the tree.
The green beans are so delicious. I sauteed a few in olive oil and oregano. I cannot believe the difference between the store bought beans and the ones from my garden. I grew three varieties and I can taste the difference. My daughter chose the Roma as her favorite.
The tomatoes and peppers have recovered from the hail, though the plants look small. Yet they are healthy and producing fruit.
As always, no matter how much room I leave for the pumpkins, they fill it up and spill over. This is a good metaphor for my garden, since I always seem to underestimate how much space plants need.
I have a new alarm clock. For the past few days, two adult turkeys lead their nine chicks through our front yard at about 7 am. I hear the anxious "cluck, cluck" as they cautiously head out from the woods and into the lawn. Sometimes they visit the garden (must be why the Mexican bean beetles are pretty much non-existent this year). And they have completely stripped our wild raspberry bushes. Next year I will plant some domestic raspberries for us humans and cover them with a net.
The Scarlet Tanager has visited the garden, eating the june berries. Just a few are left on the tree.
The green beans are so delicious. I sauteed a few in olive oil and oregano. I cannot believe the difference between the store bought beans and the ones from my garden. I grew three varieties and I can taste the difference. My daughter chose the Roma as her favorite.
The tomatoes and peppers have recovered from the hail, though the plants look small. Yet they are healthy and producing fruit.
As always, no matter how much room I leave for the pumpkins, they fill it up and spill over. This is a good metaphor for my garden, since I always seem to underestimate how much space plants need.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Problems with Peapods
Okay, it's not really a problem. This year I planted extra peapods, one of my favorite veggies, so I'd have enough for freezing. Usually I eat them immediately and I never seem to grow enough. So this year I was prepared with extra rows so I couldn't possibly eat all of them.
I never thought that my daughter would eat them. Two things happened: the introduction of ranch dressing and a crunching contest. I suppose dipping anything in ranch dressing will make it taste good. For the contest, we sat across from each other choosing the firmest pods and crunching them between our teeth. She won. And I guess I did, too, since my daughter now eats one more veggie.
I never thought that my daughter would eat them. Two things happened: the introduction of ranch dressing and a crunching contest. I suppose dipping anything in ranch dressing will make it taste good. For the contest, we sat across from each other choosing the firmest pods and crunching them between our teeth. She won. And I guess I did, too, since my daughter now eats one more veggie.
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