Just wanted to share the extremely gratifying bountiful harvest I picked this morning:
Yes, there are 25 cucumbers in that photo. I better get to work and make some pickles!
Also, here are some new fingerling potatoes we picked when we were harvesting the garlic.
Luke and Tofu are studying from The Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture:
This book was written in Australia so some of the day to day situations don’t apply to us here in Massachusetts. For example, they have different animals and critters running around their yard and different tree species. But the concepts of storing water, preserving wild spaces, and creating workable, sustainable food producing zones are still applicable in our neck of the woods. Luke and I have really been inspired by this book in particular. It gives detailed plans and descriptive diagrams and sketches. Thanks for letting us borrow it Sarah!
In the garden we are harvesting peppers, tomatoes, string beans and cucumbers:
The perennial garden looks so pretty right now:
It hasn’t stopped raining. The garden loves it, but everyone else is ready for some sunshine. Luke spent most of the day trying to fix the tractor, but long story short, no grass was mowed today. The bunnies love the long grass, and to our surprise, we found a baby bunny ! She stayed still long enough for us to pet her, but jumped away before we could get a picture. We have also seen a few snakes and some mole/gopher looking creature.
The garden is growing quickly with all the rain. We had a great crop of radish. Today I made radish relish and tonight I’m working on pickles.
Don’t the radish look crisp?
They are spicy and crunchy:
Washing the french radishes:
Cooking up a big pot of spicy radish relish:
I love to can:
