edamame
Edamame (or green soy beans) are one of my favorite things to grow. I planted two varieties this spring, Envy and Butterbeans. I planted Envy first and they ripened this past week. Soybeans ripen all at once, so I pull the whole plant, pile them on the kitchen counter, and pick the pods off as I watch TV in the evening. We freeze whatever we can’t eat fresh. They are especially good this year.
today’s harvest
Beans, beans, beans! Plus a few beets and broccoli side shoots. I need to find a good recipe for dilly beans….
today’s harvest
Summer is outdoing herself. With all this rain and warmth, my gardens are producing so much food. Today I harvested my shallots. Also, about half of my onions. I picked a row of beans. The cucumbers are producing more than I can believe, and the summer squashes are out of control. I only picked the big squashes quickly tonight, but will pick the rest tomorrow. Looks like I’ll donate a big bag of squash to REACH. I put up 7 jars of pickles tonight.
today’s harvest
I harvested a big bunch of dill for making pickles. I’m going to try this recipe: Blue Ribbon Dill Pickles. Or I might try this one: Bobby Flay Dill Pickles. Then again, maybe I’ll do both as the first is for making lots of pickles to can, and the second is for a few fresh pickles. Yum, they sound good! I haven’t made pickles in very many years. I could use any advice. I have so many cucumbers this year, I’m sure I’ll need to put up more. This is…
This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. Skippy thinks the garden is his, even though I do all the work. We're located near Boston, in USDA zone 6. I have bees, chickens, fruit trees and berry bushes, too. I use all sustainable organic methods and strive to grow all of my family's vegetables myself. -Kathy
weeks and counting until my last spring frost
My garden this week
Skippy’s vegetable of the month – Egyptian walking onions!
