Category Archives: Harvested
An Important Announcement About Gardening
I was getting all ready to start putting together posts about our recent awesome vacation in Dallas, but then something amazing happened that is putting the organization of our (kick-ass) pictures on hold. Look at this: Dozens of frying peppers, … Continue reading
Filed under Bonanza!, Garden, Harvested, Lessons Learned, We Grew This
Peeking Under The Soil
I couldn’t wait another minute — this weekend I simply had to pull up a carrot to see what’s going on under those giant, fluffy fronds. I knew it was too soon, that they weren’t going to be full-sized, and … Continue reading
Filed under 9. September, Garden, Harvested
Winging It, CSA-Style
Okay, so having a share in a CSA is a wonderful thing, but sometimes you find yourself in a bit of a jam, where you have too many vegetables that need immediate attention. Yesterday was one of those nights for … Continue reading
Filed under 4. August, 8. August, Farm Share, Garden, Harvested, Hearty Meals, We Grew This, Winging It
Ice Cream Byproducts, In Cocktail Form
So we’re working on making ice cream this weekend, using the blackberries from the farm (a pint) and the raspberries we’ve picked off our own canes in the last few days (about a half a pint). To ready the berries … Continue reading
Filed under 4. August, 8. August, Drinky-Drinky, Farm Share, Garden, Harvested, We Grew This, Worth Selling Your Soul For
Today’s Garden
So here’s a look at what was going on in the gardens of Maple Hoo this afternoon. First up, a view of the raspberry bramble out the mud room window in the “basement”. We went outside with the camera in … Continue reading
Filed under 8. August, Garden, Harvested, Pictures Worth A Thousand Words
This Is What We’d Been Planning All Along
So, way back on February 18 we could wait no longer to start gardening and dropped some tomato seeds into little seedling trays. On March 30 it was unseasonably sunny and warm, so we sat out on the deck and … Continue reading
Filed under Garden, Harvested, Pommerdoodling, We Grew This, Worth Selling Your Soul For
The Great Garlic Taste Test Of ’08
Now that the entire garlic crop has been picked and cured, it’s time to tackle that most onerous task: figuring out which one tastes best. The three contenders in today’s battle are, in no particular order: Persian Star Chesnok Red … Continue reading
Filed under 7. July, Garden, Harvested, Lessons Learned, Taste Test, We Grew This
The Lord Giveth And The Lord Taketh Away
One of the things that I have found most fascinating with our farm share is the different ways that different weather conditions affect different crops. Some years there will be lots of rain in the spring, wiping out, say, the … Continue reading
This Week’s Harvest
This week saw some monumental earthworks, harvest-wise. The onions had all finally fallen over, and were heaving out of the ground, and the potatoes were looking raggedy and limp. The time had come to reap those fruits of the earth … Continue reading
Filed under 7. July, Garden, Harvested, Pictures Worth A Thousand Words
Midsummer Garden Update
It being 4th of July weekend, it seemed like a good time to take our camera out into the heavy, humid great outdoors and take a look at the progress of Maple Hoo’s bouteous bounty. This is about as lush … Continue reading
