Archive for the ‘Produce’ Category

Tomatoes, and Sunflowers, and Beans, Oh My

My wonderful husband has been tending to the garden in my absence (just so we are clear, he does tend even if I am in the country), and he sent me some pics from the garden yesterday. It looks fabulous. Can’t wait to check it out when I get back!

July 11, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Squish squash

I have tried to have a few posts NOT about squash, but I just keep coming back to them. THEY ARE TAKING OVER! Seriously, though, what’s up with this Largo squash and the bulb? I’m really interested to see what it looks like inside. The left and middle squashes are Largos, and the squash to [...]

July 3, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Baby Pumpkin!

Last year (our first year on the plot we have now in the community garden), we got a surprise pumpkin that grew along the fence. We knew SOMETHING was growing, but we didn’t know what. It grew up the fence, and we got an elongated pumpkin out of it! We dried and vacuum packed some [...]

July 2, 2012 · Sheryl · 2 Comments
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First Harvest!

1 italiano largo squash and 1 sure thing zucchini!

June 22, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Ok, maybe I should have named this site squashthis?

I’ve had so many posts about squash, it may be getting a bit out of control, but I love them. They are finally starting to look like the NJ squash I’ve come to know and love. Also, for those of you paying attention to detail (it’s OK if you missed this), I actually made a [...]

June 21, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Updated Garden Map 2012

Here it is, the latest version of the map: I think I figured out what to do with the barrel, which I marked TBD. I really ran out of room in the back row with all the squash and pumpkins, and I know the eggplant is going to be tight with them as is, so [...]

June 14, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Grow veggies, grow!

We finally finished the garden this weekend, and I can’t wait for stuff to start growing! There are one or two spots that I might try to squeeze in something else, but for the most part, everything is in the ground. Here are some pics: I did deviate quite a bit from the original plan [...]

June 13, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Fungus is not fun

OK, OK, I learned my lesson with summer squash. You DO NOT have to plant it early. It sprouts enough within about 2-3 weeks from seed and you transplant it right away into the ground. I planted too early, and had to watch my plants suffer a painful death. The zucchini that was doing great [...]

June 10, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Tilling Complete!

Finally! It stopped raining long enough this week for my husband to finish the tilling in the garden plot so we can get the rest of the plants in. He worked super hard, and it looks great. This weekend we should be able to finally finish all the planting. Below is a pic showing the [...]

June 9, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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May Garden Humor

Did you seriously think I’d give up on this? Never! In honor of my home state of NJ, inspiration to The Sopranos, I share with you the following joke: An old Italian man lived alone in the country. It was Spring and he wanted to dig his tomato garden, as he had done every year, but [...]

May 31, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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