I’ve grown and thrown a lot of cucumbers too bitter too eat away, and pulled up the plants. The cukes I grew outside are fine this year. But the ones in the greenhouse are too bitter to eat. For the first time, I tried peeling them, and amazingly that’s most of the problem! Now I’m…
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December 2015 Garden Report
I’m done cooking at the lodge, until January, so I can concentrate on the yard and veggies. I’ve said it before, but having food readily available in our yard is one of life’s pleasures for me. It’s a pretty remarkable year for harvesting a variety of things. The pecan crop is still going, the Meyer…
Spring Harvest 2015
We’re pretty happy with our spring harvest, this year. The red kale is amazing, asparagus needs to be cut once or twice a day, and swiss chard leaves are huge. We’re saying goodbye to our lettuce, and probably the snap peas, in the greenhouse – too hot. I do have some greens planted outside and…
Greenhouse Surprises January 2015
I haven’t been very attentive to the greenhouse this winter, other than throwing a few seeds in there, a number of weeks ago. The ants are still determined to enjoy the winter in a few pots I have lining the floor. This week I took some kitchen compost and leaves out to start layering the…
Greenhouse April 2014
We’re so amazed at the production from the greenhouse, I just have to share another picture. On the left are lettuce and Asian mustard greens, on the right are Swiss chard, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, spinach, and kale. It’s so nice to be able to pick and cook whatever we feel like eating. I added the…