Green beans mean summer! First they bloom, then they have tiny fruit – what Ken calls rat tails, and these grow into the pods I will pick Once I see blossoms I start checking for tiny pods – today I saw the first one! In a couple weeks we will have beans for sale.
Ken has a set of radio headphones. He really enjoys folk music, so most Sundays he sets them for Wisconsin Public Radio’s Simply Folk show and heads out to garden or field. This week he is going through the walkways in the garden with his wheel hoe It is a two handled tool that has one wheel and various attachments – one has tines one has a pointed …
We grow berries. Now we have strawberries. Many berries are “utilities” – not cute enough to be number one, but perfectly good to eat or freeze or cook. I cut them up and make jam. Today I made jam. The ping of the canning jars sealing is so satisfying. It will taste so good when no other fresh berries are in season!
