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Garden: Garden Help From Grandma

Garden: Garden Help From Grandma

I received an email from my Grandma this week, in which she sent me some ideas out of one of her garden magazines.
I am constantly amazed by my grandparents.
I know people half their age who would never be able to send an email with scanned attachments,
or even know that it is possible.

This [...]

Garden Update-  Beginning of July

Garden Update- Beginning of July

Our garden is looking  pretty good, despite having very little rain.
To see past garden updates click here.

We have a ton of squash, which I have been cooking every way I know how. . .
I will post about that tomorrow.

We also have green tomatoes!  I can’t wait for them to ripen!

Peppers are getting big! [...]

Lamplighter's Squash Casserole

Lamplighter’s Squash Casserole

Ryan and I returned from North Carolina with a car full of produce: squash and cucumbers from my parents’ garden, and corn, cabbage and turnips from my grandparents.
I pulled out my newest cookbook, a book I purchased when Ryan and I visited Michie Tavern because it includes the recipes for the food served at [...]

Garden Update - Last Week of June

Garden Update – Last Week of June

Oops! I am a little behind on my garden update for this week!
We were in North Carolina on Sunday and Monday which is usually when I take my garden update pictures,
so I took pictures of my parent’s garden instead!
Huge squash and zucchini plants. . .

And over grown zucchini.
(The zucchini model is my Dad) [...]

Garden Update- 3rd Week of June

Garden Update- 3rd Week of June

To see past Garden Updates, click here

Soon we will have squash!

Corn and Beans are growing fast!

Little baby bell peppers:

Beautiful Dragon Fly:

Ryan picking onions. . . headless?!?!?

Fresh Broccoli and Hummus

Fresh Broccoli and Hummus

We got some fresh broccoli from the garden this week!

It made a delicious snack:

Hommus is  great with all vegetables, but it was exceptionally good with fresh, crispy broccoli!

Garden Update - 2nd Week of June

Garden Update – 2nd Week of June

This is the garden now!  To see past garden pictures click here.

 

 Little baby Squash!!

 

Vegetable Gardens- Monticello's and Ours

Vegetable Gardens- Monticello’s and Ours

When we arrived at Monticello we had  about a ten minute wait before our house tour began.
We took that time to admire the Vegetable Gardens.

Wildflowers bordering the garden.

Beautiful Expanse of Gardens

Orchard
Gorgeous rock wall separating the garden plateau from the orchard.

And this is our garden:
Not quite as beautiful, but much more entertaining!
Here [...]