Vegetable Gardening

[OakLeaf]

Wow, green beans already!

Admittedly I got a late start due to the wet spring (and other stuff), but mine are only getting their first buds.

I've already had my first failure-to-pick-zucchini accident, though. Ate half of it sliced and grilled (yum), will probably shred the rest and turn it into fritters.



... and my chard is just about ready for picking, no thanks to the rabbits who ate it all to the ground last year, and have already torn through the netting that I've got over it this year.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I've already had my first failure-to-pick-zucchini accident, though. Ate half of it sliced and grilled (yum), will probably shred the rest and turn it into fritters.

Last year I waited way too long to pick my green beans, and they were too big and tough. This year I'm on top of it!
(but am sadly neglecting my swiss chard!) oh well! Getting some good stuff anyway from the garden anyway, you do what you can!

[withm]

I got green beans today in my CSA box. We also got them a couple weeks ago.

[badger]

I went away for 3 weeks, and when I came back, I noticed that my chard bolted. Is there any way to salvage them, or are they done once they've boted and are flowering?

and I also found that all my worms in my compost bin died Not sure what happened to them, but the bin is just soup now. Very sad.

[grey]

I went away for 3 weeks, and when I came back, I noticed that my chard bolted. Is there any way to salvage them, or are they done once they've boted and are flowering?

and I also found that all my worms in my compost bin died Not sure what happened to them, but the bin is just soup now. Very sad.

Nothing you can do once the greens bolt. They're terribly bitter after that. Just enjoy your flowers and then get the seeds for the fall!

Bleeker, I love your kitchen! It looks so cheery. And is that a six-burner stove I see? *jealous*

I made salsa yesterday, today the rest of the red tomatoes are going to be sauce, and sometime this weekend I'll make green salsa - I have 2 plants that produce an heirloom green tomato with excellent flavor (green when ripe). I'll mix it with the yellow and white varieties, some jalapenos (I will wear gloves this time, I have learned!) and a heavy dose of cilantro. Should be yummy!

[tulip]

Sadly, each time my tomatoes start to ripen, critters help themselves. I think squirrels are the culprits. I had three amazing heirloom Mr. Stripey and four Bradley tomatoes that were nearly ready to pick...just one more day...but in the morning, one was across the yard half eaten, two were hanging on the vine half eaten, and the rest had disappeared completely.

My kale, however, is still going strong. But with the 100+ temps, I suspect they will soon bolt.

[Blueberry]

The *$&% birds keep pecking our tomatoes. We're losing about 50% of them right now. Grrrrr....

[grey]

Sadly, each time my tomatoes start to ripen, critters help themselves. I think squirrels are the culprits. I had three amazing heirloom Mr. Stripey and four Bradley tomatoes that were nearly ready to pick...just one more day...but in the morning, one was across the yard half eaten, two were hanging on the vine half eaten, and the rest had disappeared completely.

My kale, however, is still going strong. But with the 100+ temps, I suspect they will soon bolt.

I have to pick mine early and let them ripen in windowsills - if I wait for them to turn red or even a good orange, some critter will take one little bite and waste the rest of it. I grow a lot of heirlooms (including Mr Stripey!) some seem to attract the critters more than others - so I grab them soon as I start to see orange developing. Have to check vines twice a day in this weather.

[QUOTE-OakLeaf]tonight's dinner was pasta with broccoli, zucchini and arugula.[/QUOTE]
Oh YUM! Can I come over?