This morning I was out weeding the garden and noticed quite a few veggies were ready to be pulled! So harvest I did…
2 yellow summer squash
3 bunches of cherry tomatoes
1 green pepper
3 hot peppers
Handful of green beans
Handful parsley
Handful basil
Doesn’t seem like much…remember, my garden is only 4′ x 8′!
I plan on freezing the peppers so that I can use them to make a “garden salsa” once more of the tomatoes ripen. Details on freezing peppers at PickYourOwn.org!
Tonight we had leftover Pork Chops and Macaroni Salad from the birthday party. Hoping to come up with a delicious pasta using some of the harvest for tomorrow night!
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YA!!!!!!!!!
I am so proud of you and all that hard work!
I so remember last season that joy of first harvest.
good job!
Tomatoes! Yum!
I can’t wait to have a garden, looks great!!
hey erin! what a great harvest! i would love to see more posts on how you got your garden together and how you care for it (fertilize,etc).
Yep…planning on one of those this weekend!
It all looks so good! I can’t wait to see what you do with the squash because I have used my one great squash recipe twice in the last week. If I don’t find some new recipes for squash I am going to have an uprising at my house.
They look fantastic! Cant wait to hear about the pasta!
You are doing really well! I am new to gardening and boy oh boy am I having trouble I do have roma tomatoes but it is hit and miss they have bottom end rot sometimes ( in az they say it from fluctuations in watering/drying out and then too much water-this is hard to control when you hit 113 one day and 99 the next) and my cantaloupe and cucumbers are spreading like crazy but no fruit! EEEK I think I better start composting for better soil or something. I get a new wave of determination when I see what you are pulling out of your garden!
Are you blanching the peppers first since you’re freezing them for salsa? I’m so curious- I have tons of peppers now but my tomatoes aren’t ready yet!!! I saw that both directions are there- but since you’re doing salsa- I was wondering which you are doing!!! I’m hoping to can some salsa for christmas gifts!!! I love that pick your own site…gotten tons of good info there!!!
Thanks
Kristi:)
Just gonna freeze them as is! I’d prefer to have them “un-blanched” when I go to make the salsa!
I think it looks like a lot of veggies! Well done!
Congratulations, Erin – nothing beats that feeling of reaping the rewards of all your work and then making a great meal out of it! The pasta you made with it looks fabulous. Here in Oregon, if you get a tomato to ripen in July, you’ve gone through some pretty big hoops.
But I’ve got some turning pink! And a few beans, etc. You can see my harvest at:
http://www.anoregoncottage.com/2009/07/some-things-from-mid-july-garden-plus.html,
if you’re interested. Really enjoy your site!
I am so jealous, Erin- my garden looks so sad… we have had such a cool summer in New England. It’s starting to heat up now, so I might be able to harvest something before September… sigh…