greens growing for Thanksgiving
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Last year my garden frosted hard long before Thanksgiving. But this year, it seems like we’ll have fresh garden greens on the table.
so much rain this week
I checked my ran gauge last Sunday and took this photo. I forgot to empty it and I bet its overflowing now. Its pouring again. Great weather for the greens I’m planning to use for Thanksgiving.
“my” pumpkin soup recipe
My favorite pumpkin soup recipe is from a little book: Holiday Pumpkins by Georgeanne Brennan and Jennifer Barry. A very cute book with a bunch of nice pumpkiny ideas. But the soup is exceptional. Nice and simple: pumpkin, leeks and ginger. Optional cilantro and cream garnish. I made it for Thanksgiving a while back and served it in the pumpkin shell. I’m planning to do the same again this year.
garden bloggers bloom day – collecting and appreciating seeds
The seed is hope; the flower is joy.– Author Unknown Skippy and I went out to look for flowers. The joy is gone, but we found lots of hope. Every size and shape of seed head and pods. Its seed season. Leaves are faded laying on the ground, seeds ripening everywhere. Skippy and I walked through the wildflower fields. So many different shapes and types of seeds. I collected a handful of the big purple cone flower seeds. I admired these giant flowers this summer. The seed head dug into…
Thanksgiving plans
Its that time of year again! Time for a feast! I will be serving a crowd. Looks like 10 guests so far. We have a new smoker this year and will smoke the turkey outside in it. Maybe some fish too. But the very exciting thing is that I may be able to provide ALL the vegetables from my garden this year! With the mild weather, I have a nice crop of lettuce, spinach, parsnips, Chinese greens and herbs parsley and sage still in the garden. Also lots of already…
celeriac recipes
Someone asked a while back what to do with celeriac. I thought I start a recipe list.Here is a nice post from Winter Green Community Farm. As they describe: Celeriac is descended from wild celery and has a crisp, clean flavor. It can be used in turkey stuffing instead of regular celery and has a good amount of Vitamin C. Try celeriac raw grated into salads or in any recipe that calls for celery. Celeriac can also be boiled or steamed. Peel, slice, and boil for 5-10 minutes or boil…
white Detroit beets with carrots
I wasn’t real sure of these when I ordered the seed last year. White Detroit beets. But the description at Sand Hill Preservation Center sounded interesting: White Detroit: 65 days. Relatively new introduction where the beets are white, less bleeding and staining but same earthy flavor. And the good news is my teenager liked them! And they didn’t stain the carrots. Or my hands. They were very tasty. I think this will be a variety to grow again next year. My dad has questioned the nutritiousness of white vegetables. I…
a gardener’s fortune
WOW! My fortune cookie is about my garden! “New meaning.” …. I wonder what that means. I guess I’ll have to wait and see. Of course, gardens are always taking on new meaning. They never stay the same. The seasons change, the weather changes. Plants grow and then die. My garden this year was very different from last year. And the our Community Garden is evolving, too. I’ve heard many visitors comment on this as we have now over active 120 plots. During the winter season, I always like to…
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!
