Summer’s bounty can extend through the year with a minimum of work. Gardeners and farmers know crops taste best in season, but freezing or canning food at its peak is nearly as good. I take time when we have enough extra to freeze and can “treats” for later use. Today I blanched and froze beans and broccoli. First I nip the ends off the beans Then place them in boiling water. I usually watch for …
Over the course of a season Ken will plant a crop, harvest it, and plant another crop. This sequence is repeated throughout the season. An example of this is one area of the garden where Ken prepared a space in the garden last fall. Then he planted garlic which grew from fall through this week. Once pulled, he had space to transplant fall greens.
The soil was dry. Ken has gotten hoses out to irrigate. This afternoon we had a lovely summer shower. Although it was brief, the dust settled, the steam rose from the ground and the rain barrel filled. All good.
