final harvest

final harvest of the season. in the end it was a not so great year in the garden. no peaches, very few strawberries or blueberries due to some animal or another. herbs were great though as were carrots.

and here is the small yield of potatoes. hoping for better next year. time for some massive dirt overturning and composting efforts and maybe reestablishing the edges of all the beds

today's harvest

a modest yield for one dinner plate

harvest day

first semi-successful carrot harvest. they are a bit on the small side but quite sweet (especially the blood red ones). these are destined to be pickled and saved for a few months for the colder nights.

also on the list today is making pear butter with the pears from my tree which are now ripe and ready and maybe some peach jam with champagne if i can fit it in the day.

later this week, dig up the potatoes.

scenes from a dinner

bhel puri

tommy-ah-terrs

it's that time again. this year all heirloom varieties:

Black Prince, Black Cherry, Mr. Stripey, Cherokee Purple

today's bouquet and harvest

lilies, hydrangea, sorrel, sunflower and cilantro

french green beans blueberries and jostaberries

today's harvest

too bad i already ate dinner

today in the garden

some of this and some of that

radish redux

the proper way to eat french breakfast radishes

today's harvest

radish yum, in a red bowl

last harvest

final garden harvest for this year

today's harvest

peas, beans and other beans

today's harvest

green peas

today's harvest

for the first time nearly a pint of blueberries in one harvesting

today's harvest

dinner for one

tonight's dinner

mushroom tart with rosemary

carrots, plural

also today i harvested the carrots

time to share them with someone special

today in the garden

pears and apples about to be harvested as well as rose hips. time too to start drying herbs.

and it seems my garden is bee friendly judging by the number of them out there.

glad to do my part

today's harvest

a study in orange and green

chickpeas

what do chickpeas look like in the wild after just being harvested?

like this actually. 

each pod has two chickpeas in it and each plant only produces a few pods 

so it is going to be a very small bowl of hummus this year