This year we decided to dive right on into gardening. I took a small class with my mom and Aunt Vicki and it gave me a good enough starting point. So with some additional pointers from friends off we went. We put in a large raised bed area along the side of our house which turned out to be a great spot because we are in the middle of the harvest right now. This is Taylor with a
zucchini we let go a little too long. She thought it was the coolest thing.
This is from our first harvest of green beans. The girls are having so much fun picking what they helped plant and yes, they do eat some of it, but we still have some work to do in that
department.
This is from just a few nights ago. We got to pick our first corn and Taylor asked to have it for her birthday dinner. It had good flavor but wasn't as crisp as we would have preferred so we are giving it a little more time. When I asked Taylor what else she wanted for dinner she said rice and fish. Nate got to go salmon fishing a couple times this year so we have some salmon in the freezer and a great recipe we got from our friends the Vests. Taylor likes to eat the fish plain with her fingers. Who would have thought! We also have tons of
roma tomatoes which is great. I have gotten the canning bug this summer and so I maybe adding diced tomatoes to my pantry soon. I did a bunch of jam with my friend Laura and mom, my other friend Cheri and I picked and canned 200+ pounds of peaches which was quite the adventure and then Laura also taught me how to do dill pickles so I'm excited and on my way!
These two are pretty excited too! And if you have any gardening pointers I'm
definitely open to them. We are also having a fruit fly problem right now so any pointers on how to get rid of these darn things would be appreciated as well.
This is from our first harvest of green beans. The girls are having so much fun picking what they helped plant and yes, they do eat some of it, but we still have some work to do in that department.
This is from just a few nights ago. We got to pick our first corn and Taylor asked to have it for her birthday dinner. It had good flavor but wasn't as crisp as we would have preferred so we are giving it a little more time. When I asked Taylor what else she wanted for dinner she said rice and fish. Nate got to go salmon fishing a couple times this year so we have some salmon in the freezer and a great recipe we got from our friends the Vests. Taylor likes to eat the fish plain with her fingers. Who would have thought! We also have tons of roma tomatoes which is great. I have gotten the canning bug this summer and so I maybe adding diced tomatoes to my pantry soon. I did a bunch of jam with my friend Laura and mom, my other friend Cheri and I picked and canned 200+ pounds of peaches which was quite the adventure and then Laura also taught me how to do dill pickles so I'm excited and on my way!
These two are pretty excited too! And if you have any gardening pointers I'm definitely open to them. We are also having a fruit fly problem right now so any pointers on how to get rid of these darn things would be appreciated as well.
2 comments:
Looks like your garden was a success! We have been canning quite a bit lately, too...not too many veggies, but did fruit and meat. Wish I had some pointers for fruit flies...I heard once to put your fruit on newspaper...don't know if it works, but it might not hurt to give it a try (that came from a produce guy I worked for a long time ago at the store...)
Looks awesome you guys! Gardening is so much fun. I remember my sister and I gardening with my mom. Those memories will last with the girls forever! All the best.
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