What are You Eating from the Garden?

[digitS']

Good thing for me at lunchtime that DW doesn't really have much interest in this family of veggies .


Baby Beets. The very first thinning, they sure could be a little bigger but these needed to be pulled. It amounted to one serving of what just about might be my favorite vegetable . I have always liked them and care very little for the mature roots.

Steve

 

[SPedigrees]

Tonight's salad. I grew the greens from seed, I think from Pinetree Garden Seeds if memory serves, some from a stir fry mix, some Tom Thumb lettuce, and a couple volunteer wild dandelion leaves. The radishes came from the farmers market, but all else (bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, croutons, and poppy seed dressing), while organic, are grocery store fare from afar.

 

[digitS']

Creamed Peas and New Potatoes – the Yukon Gold are early and a good choice for new potatoes.

Today, I had my second ... Yellow Jelly Bean tomato . The tomato plants are looking good and growing, growing!

Steve

 

[flowerbug]

Creamed Peas and New Potatoes – the Yukon Gold are early and a good choice for new potatoes.

Today, I had my second ... Yellow Jelly Bean tomato . The tomato plants are looking good and growing, growing!

ours are really sprawling out and not really in the cages they had put over them. i'm sure we'll eat whatever we can.

 

[digitS']

I'm trying to keep the tomatoes that are not in pots in a more confined situation this year, @flowerbug . Once the system is fully engaged, I will take some pictures. Hopefully, they can go in the "done right" thread.

It's been a long while since I have done much to restrict sprawl. I have never pruned. The Potted have their usual puny wire cages and then, 3 stakes each with baling twine. I once used that ... what is it called ... Florida weave? That was only once and I was especially interested in having a speedy harvesting with multiple garden locations. Didn't matter all that much with tomatoes since they can be harvested most anytime and ripen off the plants. But, the weave did help make weed control easier.

I know that the fruit doesn't have the benefit of the stone mulch so much here at home. Therefore, laying on the soil won't work out as well. However, they sat and looked so miserable so long that their sudden growth kinda caught me off-guard. I'm reluctant to do any kind of fussing to contain them against their nature (& mine! ).

 

[ducks4you]

SO far behind, but my investment in asparagus has paid off. I weeded the bed and ate 5 new stalks. Yes, Virginia!
Just like my Magnolia reblooms, the asparagus Will grow new and edible stalks through the summer.
Why Not partake?!?

 

[Dahlia]

I like the name of that tomato variety! Yellow Jelly Bean! Are they good!?

 

[digitS']

I like the name of that tomato variety! Yellow Jelly Bean! Are they good!?

My idea about their flavor finally settled on: they taste like a very good "red" tomato .

Now, be advised, the Red Jelly Bean had some health problems in my garden, growing right beside the yellow. Honestly, I'm not sure how closely we might imagine that they are related beyond the names. I had the red for about 3 seasons but have continued with the yellow. The skin is a little tuff – it sure doesn't like to crack, but I think of it as a garden snacking tomato. The flavor, however, definitely gives me some motivation out there.

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

Asparagus this time of year? Mine went to seed three months ago. They are four year old corms.

 

[akroberts]

I'm eating cherry tomatoes crookneck squash and strawberries. Nothing else yet but hopefully I can harvest most of my corn and green beans.