So what’s the date? November 5th…and I still have tomatoes ripening. I picked these a little over a week ago (the very last of them), and it was just before the first frost. They’re on a shelf in my kitchen ripening. The above picture is 5 photos of them over the last 8 orContinue reading “Tomatoes on a Shelf”
Tag Archives: vegetable gardening
Fall Harvest
I finally pulled up the garden in the front yard today. We haven’t had any frost yet so there were still vegetables growing. Amazing! I would have let it grow longer but this Saturday I am getting my annual shipment of firewood and he dumps it (you guessed it) right in the front yard. IContinue reading “Fall Harvest”
Sidewalk Brussels Sprouts
Over the years I have really grown (pun intended) to love cruciferous vegetables but have never really had much luck in my garden with brussels sprouts…usually all leaf and no vegetable. But that’s not the case this year. I have 4 plants growing in my front yard about 12 inches from the sidewalk. Maybe itContinue reading “Sidewalk Brussels Sprouts”
Fall Vegetables
Red cabbage and Brussels sprouts…almost too beautiful for words, aren’t they?
Late Summer’s Harvest
Cayenne Pepper Jungle
These are growing in my front yard. Beautiful! I haven’t eaten any yet; I’ll be honest and say that I’m a little scared…they look hot don’t they>
Sidewalk Broccoli
This broccoli is growing so near the sidewalk (pavement) that you nearly brush against it as you walk past. It’s the first of the season. I’d better pick it before someone else does…or a dog urinates on it.
Tiny Ears of City Corn
For the past several years I’ve grown a few stalks of corn in my front yard garden mostly for ornamental purposes…some years the yield is better than others. This year it’s pretty good. The ears are small, but they’re full and the kernels are sweet. I only have a dozen stalks growing next to myContinue reading “Tiny Ears of City Corn”
Giant Tomato Eating Slugs
No, the title of this post is not the name of the latest punk band (though it would be a good name, wouldn’t it?), and no, also, that these are not actually slugs. They are called hornworms but are actually a giant caterpillar…the largest I’ve ever seen. But I’m getting ahead of myself; let meContinue reading “Giant Tomato Eating Slugs”
Summer!
I Love this…as hot and humid as it has been this year I am really enjoying it. The garden is literally out of control. You can barley see the Mundo locked up to the hitching post behind the cucumber, broccoli, green beans, and corn. Whenever I start to get down about how hot it hasContinue reading “Summer!”
Love at First Bite
To quote Tom Petty, “The waiting is the hardest part.” I’m of course referring to tomatoes; I’m one of millions of Americans who find this to be their favorite garden vegetable (fruit, actually). It really does make summer feel like summer to me when I can pick tomatoes from their vines. I’ve been eying thisContinue reading “Love at First Bite”
Another Meal From The Garden
It is that delicious time of year when things are starting to come to fruition in the garden. I picked just enough vegetables for dinner tonight and made a variation of my favorite pasta dish…aglio e olio. Click here and here for earlier posts with pictures on how to make this dish with a recipe.
Really Good Food From A Really Small Garden
If you’ve been to this blog before then you know that it is mostly about using a bike as a regular form of transportation, but it’s also about food (that I grow and cook), and about living simply (which is the most difficult thing, I think). At-any-rate, I am a proponent of getting rid ofContinue reading “Really Good Food From A Really Small Garden”
Old Garden Posters
I Love these…old adverts for victory gardens (also called liberty gardens during WW I).With the food issues we have today (and I’m not talking about scarcity, but more so about factory farming, pesticides, and lack of diversity) I can’t help but wonder if these posters aren’t more relevant than ever.
Tortellini alla Giardino
This is a simple recipe that is only partially true to it’s title..it is not entirely alla giardino (from my garden), but there are a few things. Mainly, I’ve had a Swiss chard plant that grows back almost as fast as I eat it (there are worse problems), and the basil is already in fullContinue reading “Tortellini alla Giardino”
This is the last pepper I am going to purchase…
…at least for this season. I have 28 pepper plants (6 varieties), among other things, growing in my super-teeny Allentown “front yard.” Some are already starting to flower…very exciting. Urban Simplicity.
Crop Rotation…Bike Rotation
Every year when I plant my vegetable garden it is just a new experiment. It all started about 20 years go when I pushed a few seedlings into the moist ground and watered them…and to my surprise they grew. I’ve been hooked ever since. I try to do something new every year. This year IContinue reading “Crop Rotation…Bike Rotation”
Front Yard Vegetable Garden
The front yard victory garden is planted…ah the anticipation. For resources (and inspiration mostly) on turning your front yard into a vegetable garden click here and here. To see pictures of my front yard vegetable gardens from previous years click here, here, here, here, and here. Urban Simplicity.
Last of the Season
Dug up what remained of the garden yesterday….I’m always a little surprised what I find under wilted leaves and plants this late in the season. I love autumn (it’s my favorite season) but it’s also a somewhat melancholy time for me, I know what’s ahead…time to brace for the long darkness of winter. I loveContinue reading “Last of the Season”
The Relentless Urban Rabbits
This has not been a good summer for vegetable gardening…it’s bad enough that there has been a low yield with all the rain and lack of heat and sun, but what has been growing has been slowly and consistently chewed away by rabbits. I recently posted on the subject of the explosion of urban rabbitsContinue reading “The Relentless Urban Rabbits”
Urban Simplicty 