Monthly Archives: July 2008

I got my first green pepper today and one tiny lonesome green bean. I have lots of stuff growing though just not ready and boy am I tempted to cut off one of those small cabbages. I must resist and … Continue reading →

I am giving them the collards and a jar of blueberry jam to my mom, a diabetic. I went outside and saw that all of my tomatoes, the ones in the ground and the upside down hanging are all full … Continue reading →

I am growing some foods for my mom exclusively and others for us and one of those items for her is the collard greens. I’ll eat them but won’t cook them-lol. So, I went out and cut them and ended … Continue reading →

Today was interesting…I had a doctors appt. and so I didn’t even go outside until later on today…normally I get up and water the veggies just a little because of the hot sun, and I take that time for me … Continue reading →

My zucchini is slowing down, and despite my efforts, it seems to be diseased. I’ve used organic natural pesticides and it doesn’t seem to work on the cukes/squashes. It does seem to work on the cabbage and collards though. My … Continue reading →

I got up and made garlic/dill pickles. I have dill hanging upside down in my kitchen making everything smell like pickles…everything! But, we’re also gonna do spiced apples since I don’t have any clear jel to make apple pie mix. … Continue reading →

These are California peaches. We made Spiced Peaches. This is a combo of strawberries, rhubarb, blueberries and cactus pear fruit juice. It’s Desert Jam. This is my version of corn relish. I don’t use green peppers, I use green tomatoes … Continue reading →

This was them when we got them and now they’re a month from laying eggs…boy how they have grown.

There weren’t many left. I am going to be making some strawberry/blueberry jam and some pickles, and corn relish tomorrow…yippee!!! Tonights dinner we had leftover bbq, some homegrown cherry tomatoes, cooked zucchini with three things out of the garden-the zucchini, … Continue reading →

Well, this has been a productive two days. I cut up some zucchini and placed it in a freezer bag to add to spaghetti sauce and soups later. I also cut up some for dinner tonight along with some cucumbers … Continue reading →