We live in zone 6a and I have been gardening and cooking for years. This blog is an opportunity for me to share with you my success and those failures that come about on occasion. Plus, I want to hear from all the gardeners and bakers and cooks out there and learn from you. Feel free to share your ideas.







Sunday, July 22, 2012

Weeding and Beans

I weeded the garden and filled a large trash bin to the brim, and I mean large. Included in that, were the bean plants I started in mid May. I pulled those plants and picked the remaining beans. I ended up with approximately 15 oz.

Now I have an empty space in the raised bed and I need to think about what I will plant in that area next. I am thinking of beets and lettuce for fall.

I also planted more basil seed just to see if I get another round of it. The basil I have needs to be picked and the next step is to make pesto. Pesto freezes well and I try to make enough to get us through the winter.

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  1. Think about doing carrot seed mat and growing that in the raised bed. I did this last summer and it worked great for winter harvest. I kept a wet beach towell on them to get them to germinate. Google it, it works!

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    1. Thanks Tami for the suggestion. I have purchased carrot seed for fall planting. Love the beach towel idea.
      Lisa

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  2. That's on my to-do list for today as well.

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    1. Jenny, the harvest on you blog that you have posted is amazing.

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