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Still Plugging Along

October 15th, 2012 at 10:40 pm

Today's harvest basket:



I guess that title fits the garden as well as me. Everything has slowed down with the onset of cooler fall weather, but much continues to grow. Today I harvested a big head of broccoli and a side shoot that I left to grow on the one I harvested last week, which was pretty big now. I had five tomatoes, a kohlrabi, a cucumber, and 2 handfuls of green beans. There are still blossoms on the green bean vines so I may very well have more if the weather stays mild.

I'm watching the forecast pretty sharply, keeping an eye out for the first predicted frost, as I will bring in everything that won't survive it. I am hoping it stays off for a while though. I could get a lot more harvested in the next two weeks if frost doesn't hit.

I haven't actually done my meal plan for this week. I need to. I know that I will make pork burritos in the crockpot to use up some of the tomatoes and maybe some salsa. I have about 8 tomatoes total now. I need to sit down and plan it out tonight. It's hard when 3 out of 4 people have sore throats, to make something that will appeal to all. Of course I could just hand out ice cream and mashed potatoes and be done with it. Not healthy at all, but very easy.

DS is 3 days behind me on the sick train. I'm letting him sleep a lot more, even if it means we get behind on homeschooling this week. We can catch up by the end of the month. So far we are not behind, we are actually ahead for the month so slacking on a couple of days while he heals probably won't effect much of anything. He wouldn't have gone to school today if he'd been in public school anyway. At least DD is almost well. I'm several days behind her, but there is an improvement in symptoms so hopefully I'll completely shake it off soon.

Posted in Gardening Organically, Sustainable Living | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “Still Plugging Along”

  1. Looking Forward Says:
    October 15th, 2012 at 11:55 pm 1350345329
    1350345329

    Yum! I vote ice cream for dinner! Big Grin

  2. ThriftoRama Says:
    October 16th, 2012 at 01:21 am 1350350496
    1350350496

    That is great. Can I ask what your secret is for growing broccoli. I've tried a couple of times and failed.

  3. creditcardfree Says:
    October 16th, 2012 at 01:37 am 1350351444
    1350351444

    Do you cover your plants when a frost is forecast? That is what we do here in the midwest...using old towels or sheets.

  4. LuckyRobin Says:
    October 16th, 2012 at 02:47 am 1350355662
    1350355662

    Thrift, this is the first year I have grown broccoli successfully. So far I've only had 4 plants produce out of the thirty or so I planted. I think more might still come if I had time. So no secret, just got lucky.

  5. LuckyRobin Says:
    October 16th, 2012 at 02:51 am 1350355880
    1350355880

    CCF, no, I don't cover them. Once we get the hard frost it stays cold so long that even with a cover it doesn't protect them for more than a day or two.

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