A random dump of images in the middle of birthday parties, first days of school and hellish one day commutes. :)
One of the things I realized is that there's more than just growing the veggies - there's eating them as well! The lettuce is easy. Pick and eat. Some of the other items are requiring a little more research. I tried roasting the peppers we have, but it's not the same as roasting a red pepper or something like that. Shana thinks they will be good for tomato sauce. Stay tuned.
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| INSTANT SALAD! :) So good! |
Hard to see, but the cucumbers start out tiny with little flowers on them....
...then grow to crazy sizes. Delicious, but we need to cut the skin off because it's too bitter, but the inside is so good!
These peppers. Not a good roaster, but may be good in sauce.
The squash is another cute one. Starts out small and fuzzy with a flower....
Then it balloons right up!
The flowers are edible. We had some stuffed with cheeses and fried at a local spot and it was really delicious.
The vine is on the loose!
Far side tomato - going strong.
Shed side tomatoes - going strong as well. Salad with one of them last night and the black krims are still super yummy!
The main garden spot is in full swing. The corn is acting a bit funny. I need to research it to see if it's just it's natural cycle or if it needs more or less of something. We'll see.
Spicy pepper. Need to sort this one out.
Water is another tricky thing here in California. We need to be smart with when we water, where we water and how often. Seems to be working out. We do things like collecting bath water and the water that runs when you're waiting for the hot water to start flowing and dumping it on the plants when we can.
Cucumber. :)
Beans! Another fun one for the kids. They love 'em right off the vine!
The kids love helping out when they can as well. They are part of the process!
And scruffy ol me loves the garden for sure! :)
