Harvesting, Eating, Enjoying, Sharing!

What I picked this morning. By the way, I LOVE the scallop (pattypan) squash...something new we tried this year. It is great stuffed or just sliced and sauteed.

The cucumber patch in the southwest corner of the yard.

Herb Garden with Cilantro, Parsley, Chives, Oregano, Basil, Lemon Basil...also Green Pepper Plants and a few more onions. The herbs are an experiment this year. It has been fun to cook with them this summer.

Summer Squash patch and Walla Walla Onions in our back yard to the right of the patio

Notice the HUGE winter squash plant!
We do have a number of banana squash growing on it as evidenced above.

Our garden to the south of the house with (l to r) green beans, sweet spanish onions,
insanely huge tomato plants, more onions, carrots. Peas were on the right earlier in the summer
but they are harvested (see previous posts) and pulled out.

It is so fun to raise a garden. We love it more every year and really love sharing with our neighbors and friends as very few raise a garden anymore. I have enjoyed being home and able to give the yard, garden and flowers more attention. Greg has pretty much taken care of the mowing, fertilizing, and grub control (an ongoing battle) and is so much help when he has time. The yard is something we both enjoy and like to do together.

Oh yes, I almost forgot. Greg picked our first ripe tomato this afternoon! Hope that is a sign of good things to come. There is nothing like the taste of freshly picked vegetables. This time of year we are quite happy with an all veggie meal...sure cheapens up the grocery bill!