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Originally Posted by singlesline
What did you accomplish while having your morning coffee? Good morning in the tomato thicket Attachment 500472 Raspberries too but I probably tossed 4X more than I kept. These things go from underripe to rotting SO quickly. There's that perfect moment when they're ready-to-eat before the ants get them but it's there and gone in what seems like minutes. I've taken to pulling them just before they're ready, rinsing them and letting them counter ripen.
Attachment 500474These things are super tasty, like little candies when they're fully ripe. The skin is a little thick for such a small fruit but that's alright.
First melon of the season made a perfect little dessert.Attachment 500476Attachment 500477
Perfect snacking size.
My basil, oregano and tomato with cheese made a few blocks awayAttachment 500491
The perfect summer salad. Absolutely perfect...Quote:
Originally Posted by gravitylover
Food porn, even cleaned the seeds off the tomato. I sure do want to eat that, maybe throw on some big sea salt flakes.
This summer has brought the bounty out here in the south sound. Never has this Montana boy grown so many things and harvested so much:
Haul from last week:
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Yesterday:
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Made some solid tomato sauce:
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And zucchini-squash lasagna:
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Couple other shots from the garden:
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Damn those artichokes are proud! I gave up trying after multiple seasons of enormous plants and zero fruits...
I swear this area gives off garden of Eden vibes at times. A lot of green thumbs around here that has created an all-around solid local farming community.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boissal
Harvesting potatoes gives me the same happy feeling as opening a wrapped present
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Nice! Haven't done potatoes for a few years. For me harvesting them had a lottery feeling, not knowing what to expect.
Yes, lottery! :D
No matter how many I grow, it's not enough. I'm planning a large area next year, right on top of my compost pile. I've been growing them in bags on the patio but I just tossed some onto the compost and they grew waaaay better. Maybe it's the heat coming up?
First rain in about 3 weeks made the strawberries very happy Attachment 500756
We've got a frost warning coming up so I pulled the last of the green tomatoes. Probably 50 lbs of the damn things. If they could all ripen at the same time my pasta sauce making would be so much more convenient!Attachment 500879
Consider planting some determinate varieties next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by John_B
Season is winding down.
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Probably the last of the Zuks
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Beans were late but not a bad crop considering. A couple more dinners, probably done next weekend.
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Celery, chard and parsley are happy with the cooler weather
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Greenhouse has been awesome. Jalapeños still ripening
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English cukes have been steady since June
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Bells still going
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Jungle of toms have been pruned right back. Keeping an eye on the overnight lows but still warm enough during the day to keep ‘em going.
Chilies are done, but still enjoying the stash in the fridge. Pulled the last of the muskmelons, first try with the cantaloupes were a success even if they were overshadowed by the toms.
Italian prunes got picked 2wks ago as the deer were leaving piles of pits on the lawn. Still a few left for fresh eating; most now dried or fruit leather.
Just waiting for first real frost for the apples, only one tree produced this year.
A bit cooler than previous years as far as growing degree days, and some items came late, but overall it’s been a very good season.
Tomatoes have nipples Attachment 501349
I think that's a pecker.
^^^ Rorschach test
82° yesterday and 85° today :) It hasn't rained in over 7 weeks now, well two days that added up to .25", so after ~100" in 15 months we've gone desert dry. I've been watering so the garden just keeps producing although the raspberries are just dying off. I'm still pulling a couple of strawberries a day, tomatoes are still ripening and flowering putting on new ones! The Sungold and jewel tomatoes are going crazy but aren't as sweet, I don't think my well water is playing well with them. Attachment 502655
Strawberries in late October? Wild stuff.
I grew a (tiny) watermelon. Hope it's edible.
French press for scale
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The average size of this year's canteloupes is about the same as an average tomato. Small fist, if that. Tasty but damn is it disappointing to see such tiny fruit. I can eat a giant canteloupe in one go, and I grumble if I have to share it. I have to go through 4 or 5 of the little guys before I feel content.
This is crazy at the end of October Attachment 503091Attachment 503092 I got 2 beautiful Beefsteaks yesterday and had a dozen or so super sweet, naturally refrigerated strawberries this morning :)
Impressive. While the hard frosts haven’t yet hit, we are solidly stuck in single digit temps (C). With the cloud and rain, even the greenhouse is largely done. Just some greens, carrots, and beets still in the ground.
That said, the mushroom harvest this past couple weeks has been all-time! Lobsters and matsutake all over, in places I’ve never found them before.