Sunday, July 24, 2011

Summer's Bounty - Picks of the Week

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We hand another bountiful harvest this week. The Hungarian Wax peppers are producing abundantly at the moment. I'll have to set aside a night this week to pickle and can them.

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Tomato season has officially begun. (Hurray!) The near triple digit temperatures of the past few days have really helped to produce our first vine-ripened beauties. Not surprisingly, our first ripe slicing tomatoes of the year were Cherokee Purple and Amish Paste.

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Our cucumber harvest was a bit out of control this week. The Tasty Jades are producing like mad. We picked at least two dozen - much more than we can consume as a family. What we didn't give away, I'll have to pickle this week.

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We also picked about a dozen zucchinis this week as well.

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I love Napoli carrots. They are the perfect size for kids to munch on and are reliably sweet.

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The first wild blackberries were very sweet this year. I picked a small bowl-full today and Jonathan gobbled them all up before they made it into the house.

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It's nice being able to pick more than one or two artichokes at a time. Our plants are producing well this year.

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The chipmunks left me these two tiny ripe Seascape strawberries to pick. It's my own fault really. I still haven't covered the bed with bird netting yet.

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The string beans are beginning to roll in as well. I can't wait to cook these up.

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A bouquet of cilantro, (pathetic) red onions and beets. I think it would be fun to open a store that sold organic vegetable bouquets and arrangements instead of flowers. I'm surprised no one has done it yet.

24 comments:

  1. Looks like you had a fantastic week in the garden! Those 100+ degree days didn't do anything to turn my tomatoes red, yet. Hopefully soon!

    Also, those blackberries made my mouth water. I just added some to my shopping list for the week ;)

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  2. what a bountiful harvest you had. sounds like you have a lot of canning in your future!

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  3. Wow! What bounty - it's really satisfying isn't it? :-)

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  4. Glad there's an upside to the unbearable weather we've been hearing about. Out here in the northwest we've been a full month or two behind you. Just cucumbers. Can't want until tomato season! Have fun with pickling, we sure have!

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  5. Looking good!

    I have stumpy carrots this year, and not by design!

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  6. Congratulations!
    Are those banana peppers in your first picture? I think from seeing yours, you answered one of my questions. They don't have to be yellow to pick them, right?
    Thanks for all these delicious pictures!

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  7. LindaG - I don't know if they are the same variety used to make Banana peppers but I picked because they were HUGE and weighing down the plant. I think with all peppers you can pick when they are about the size you want.

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  8. I like the idea of receiving organic vegetable bouquets. Bountiful Beautiful harvest from your beautiful garden Thomas.

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  9. Beautiful, beautiful harvest pics! You have so much to work with now :)

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  10. Gorgeous harvest this week Thomas - and they really are bouquet worthy veggies! That CP tomato is just drop dead mouthwatering beautiful. Carrots are beautiful specimens as well. Your garden is rewarding your good stewardship with a colorful, and beautiful harvest.

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  11. It definitely looks like your garden is in full swing now! I think a store that sold organic vegetable bouquets would be a great idea! Carrots make nice bouguets also!

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  12. Everything looks so gorgeous!

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  13. (mouth open)...a gorgeous harvest this week! I think you could go far with the veg bouquet idea!

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  14. Wow!!! What an amazing harvest! I wish we could grow artichokes here! Lucky you!!! Congrats on all the color, too! those tomatoes look absolutely delicious!!!

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  15. it looks like you have enough to open your own store!

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  16. Awesome harvests, looks like you have a been a busy man. Great looking carrots!

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  17. I think he will remember these berries when he is an old man, Thomas. You are giving him the best childhood.

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  18. So amazing!! Everything looks incredible. Ohh...to be your neighbor! lol

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  19. What a great and varied harvest! the garden must be pretty happy if you're getting all of that good-looking produce out of it :)

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  20. Wow!! I can tell you've had the heat. Your tomatoes are gorgeous! Mine are still green with only a couple of pale sweet 100's. Great photos. Makes me wish our summer would hurry up and ripen everything!

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  21. Bountiful and gorgeous harvest, love those pristine looking peppers.

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  22. What a gorgeous harvest. I love that box of peppers, probably because mine are struggling a bit.

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