Tag Archive for ‘summer harvest’
SUMMER FRUIT SALAD
One of the joys of summer eating is fresh herbs. Mixing herbs like mint, pineapple sage and lemon verbena with fruit gives is like fireworks for your taste-buds.
AUGUST HARVEST TALLY
Now that fall is just around the corner I can honestly say this was the COOLEST summer (ever), well, that I can remember. From June-August there were only two or three “really hot” weeks. So Cal gardeners, how did the cool summer affect your garden? Did you find it an easier or harder growing season?
FALL! & OCTOBER HARVEST TALLY
Arsenal of Tromboncino squash from FreedomSeeds.org Rosa Bianca eggplant from FreedomSeeds.org Red Marconi peppers from FreedomSeeds.org Fall garden Rouge D’Hiver Lettuce greens galore from FreedomSeeds.org Dwarf Grey Sugar peas from FreedomSeeds.org Cabbage and onions The year is slowly coming to a close and with the cooler weather we enter a new growing season here on [...]
HOMEGROWN
Now we are starting to see inklings of a summer harvest – finally! The weather is cool for this time of year – nights and mornings especially. Could it be the coolest August EVER? Here’s some of the gorgeous goodies we harvested this week. The fruits of our labor are finally paying off with the [...]
“TALLY HOE” WINNERS
Like we said before the summer harvest really never peak like normal years. Normally we harvest nearly 1,000 lbs of tomatoes and this year we’ll be lucky to get half that. Another crop that will be a bummer is the oranges. Just a few on the tree this year when, before the freeze of 07, we’d [...]
SUMMER’S BACK
In the garden We are back to normal – weather wise that is. Hopefully with the slightly warmer temps we’ll be able to wrangle out another summer harvest. As fall nears, preservation efforts continue here on the urban homestead. I can safely say this has been the best canning year’s yet – the pantry’s packed [...]
URBAN HOMESTEAD HAPPENINGS
Another round of homegrown preservation Fairlight, “ms nose in everybody’s business”, checks to see if Jordanne cleaned properly. Does it pass your inspection missy? Silly chickens and curious goat – wonder what she’s thinking? Anyone coming to pet me? Smashing pumpkins The summer harvest has gone to this resident Freedom Gardener’s head Sunday, was a [...]
FIRST FRUITS
“Honor the Lord with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your produce” (Proverbs 3:9). First summer “fruits” of the season! With all “first fruits” here on the urban homestead, we tithe the first of any garden harvest, offering the produce “back to the earth.” Giving thanks to the Creator who has blessed us [...]
