On Wednesdays Ken harvests vegetables and brings them to the tubs and I clean, sort and box them up for the CSA members and the on line orders. Once he has harvested he cooks our lunch. Often he takes the culled vegetables – not cute, but still fine – and uses them. This week in addition to apple pie and tomato sauce, he made an interesting bake. A couple weeks ago he made pancakes with …
Ken plants all season. This week he has been transplanting fall greens. Here are some in the garden He has been clearing space, and preparing other beds for late season crops as well. He pulled the sunflowers and gave the seed heads to the chickens to enjoy before the rodents ate them! Ken likes to wait a bit before planting so he can rake or cultivate. This gives the plants a …
Pollinators are crucial to a garden. About a third of our food requires pollination. Think of all those flowering plants that produce a “fruit” for us to eat – peas, beans, cucumbers, squash, melons, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, apples, plums, raspberries, strawberries, etc Ken keeps honey bees, and we encourage all pollinators. We try to have something blooming for them . Now the anise hyssop is blooming. It is a …
