The week of Aug 2-Aug 8
81 oz. bush beans
5 oz. pole beans
12 oz. cabbage
9 oz. carrots
52 oz. cucumbers
8 oz. rosemary & parsley
19 oz. sweet peppers
81 oz. potatoes
11 oz. crookneck squash
71 oz. zucchini
63 oz. strawberries
262 oz. tomatoes
Total for week: 674 ounces = 42 pounds
Total year to date: 303.8 pounds
81 oz. bush beans
5 oz. pole beans
12 oz. cabbage
9 oz. carrots
52 oz. cucumbers
8 oz. rosemary & parsley
19 oz. sweet peppers
81 oz. potatoes
11 oz. crookneck squash
71 oz. zucchini
63 oz. strawberries
262 oz. tomatoes
Total for week: 674 ounces = 42 pounds
Total year to date: 303.8 pounds
The baby French bush beans continue to amaze me. I've had two pickings from the 6 square foot bed, and the total weight was 3-3/4 pounds. They are still loaded with small beans and blossoms, so I expect to get many more pounds from less than a dollar's worth of seeds.
My largest potato this year was a Kennebec, at 1 pound 1 ounce. Think of the harvest weight I'd have had if I hadn't been digging them early for new potatoes!
I'm still not getting enough tomatoes to make canning worthwhile. I did gather enough for half a recipe of Annie's Salsa. I tweaked the recipe a bit. My jalapenos were still not hot, so I added 2 teaspoons of red pepper flakes to the half-recipe. I left out the tomato sauce, and just used tomato paste, as I thought the salsa I'd made last year was a bit too runny. I also left out the cilantro, because I didn't have any. I ended up with a delicious salsa, even with the omissions. It was nice and spicy, so I won't even worry about using sweet jalapenos in the future, I'll just heat it up with red pepper flakes.
Speaking of tomatoes, I could kick myself for not planting some of the determinates in my garden, instead of putting them all in my neighbor's strip of land along the fence. I visited her last night, and her washer and dryer were completely covered with red, ripe, beautiful tomatoes! Most of them were from the Homestead variety, which was one of my favorites last year. Here I sit with tons of cherry tomatoes, and hardly any ripe canning tomatoes, while Pat is hauling them in by the buckets full!
My largest potato this year was a Kennebec, at 1 pound 1 ounce. Think of the harvest weight I'd have had if I hadn't been digging them early for new potatoes!
I'm still not getting enough tomatoes to make canning worthwhile. I did gather enough for half a recipe of Annie's Salsa. I tweaked the recipe a bit. My jalapenos were still not hot, so I added 2 teaspoons of red pepper flakes to the half-recipe. I left out the tomato sauce, and just used tomato paste, as I thought the salsa I'd made last year was a bit too runny. I also left out the cilantro, because I didn't have any. I ended up with a delicious salsa, even with the omissions. It was nice and spicy, so I won't even worry about using sweet jalapenos in the future, I'll just heat it up with red pepper flakes.
Speaking of tomatoes, I could kick myself for not planting some of the determinates in my garden, instead of putting them all in my neighbor's strip of land along the fence. I visited her last night, and her washer and dryer were completely covered with red, ripe, beautiful tomatoes! Most of them were from the Homestead variety, which was one of my favorites last year. Here I sit with tons of cherry tomatoes, and hardly any ripe canning tomatoes, while Pat is hauling them in by the buckets full!
Wow, what a great harvest! It's been a cold summer here in Seattle, the harvest will be a little later than usual. Great blog!
ReplyDeleteGranny, your harvest knocks me out. You seem to get so much from your garden - 42 pounds for the week!!!!
ReplyDeleteI need to figure out how to get more from my garden. The beans and strawberries look exceptionally good.
As a container gardener, determinates were recommended as the best plants to grow in pots. So the end result for me is that my tomatoes may be over for the year. Although, I must add that the determinate tomato I'm growing has new growth. I don't know what's up with that, but I have my finger's crossed anyway.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, your harvest looks great. Intersting thought to use paste in salsa. I have some jalapenos still on the plant. I may try that.
Yea for your neighbor Pat!
ReplyDeleteWell, you still have alot of stuff coming in, so that's good. I'm sure those tomatoes will go gangbusters before long.
Wow, it's still strawberry season there! Everything looks great. My jalapenos are now so hot I can't even use them for stuffed anymore, they are more like a habanero! I don't know when I'll get out there and harvest them, there's so many I can't think straight!
ReplyDeleteWow! Looks like a great harvest! My green beans have been disappointing this year. I have 3 varieties but only have been able to harvest handfuls at a time. Your tomatoes seem to be growing like crazy too!
ReplyDeleteWow, great harvests. Maybe you will have to do a midnight raid on Pat's (really your) fence garden. How about inviting her over for tea and casually mentioning
ReplyDeletethe situation, or have a trade for the cherry tomatoes.
I love seeing what comes out of your garden. I keep wanting to start one but haven't yet.
ReplyDeleteSorry to read about the baby quail below.
I second the midnight raid! Who knows maybe she will soon want to pawn some off on you!
ReplyDeleteGeez Granny, your one potato weighs 1/5 of my entire potato harvest!
ReplyDeleteTomomi, my harvest is late, too. Last year I had all kinds of salsa canned by now.
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Johanna, I'm loving my beans this year! The day neutral strawberries are just now beginning to bear enough for us, and they will continue off and on until it freezes.
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Martha, I've always grown determinates, I just ran out of room this year so they went next door. All of the determinate varieties I've grown have produced until frost in October. I'm almost convinced NOT to grow indeterminates next year.
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EG, even when the ones behind the shed ripen, I'm not sure I'll be able to find them....'cause they all fell down! There might be some ripe ones in there now, for all I know.
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Erin, my day neutral strawberry season is just beginning. I wish I had some of your hot, hot peppers ;-)
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Holly, I got these French bean mega producers from Ed Hume Seeds. They have an on line catalog, and shipping and handling costs are very reasonable.
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Debbie, and Shawn Ann, I expect her to become overwhelmed with tomatoes soon, if she doesn't give them all away to her kids. When/if she does, I'm sure she'll be begging me to take them off her hands.
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Sandy, you need to start a garden...even if it's just a small salad garden. It won't take you long to get the gardening bug, I'll betcha!
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Robin, LOL! That one potato fed two of us, with leftovers, last night!
Have you tried dropping hints to Pat that you need more tomatoes, and that you would love to take some off her hands? I hope she doesn't read your blog, though, because I don't think anyone who reads your blog will feel any sympathy for you regarding lack of any produce. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a pretty impressive potato! I keep waiting for a big tomato harvest as well. Those heirlooms take way to long!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Neighbor Pat will send a few your way. You could always casually invite her over for a cup of tea and just happen to have this blog post up.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great harvest! To have strawberries in August - it's so interesting to see when different parts of the country get their harvest for the year.
ReplyDelete(I'm sorry to hear about the quail in the post below this one - I hate it when stuff like that happens...).
Granny, Week after week you continue to amaze me with your harvest. I think I need to re-think my garden for next year to see if I can get a better yield. Taking more notes from your blog to read during planning time...
ReplyDeleteThose strawberries are just eye popping great! Yum!
ReplyDeleteAmazing harvests despite the slow start year we are all experiencing here in the pacific northwest. Your garden and your skill in cultivating it are inspiring.
The colors are so pretty. My father in law swears by the Kennebecs. Maybe you and the neighbor need to work out some trades. I'm starting to worry about the tomato harvest this year.
ReplyDeleteThyme2 and Cheryl, I'm sure Pat would share her (our) tomatoes if I asked, but I'm getting as much enjoyment out of her excitement as she is getting out of "her" garden!
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Dan, I was drowning in tomatoes last year at this time, with half the plants! This has been an odd year for tomatoes, that's for sure.
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Foodgardenkitchen, actually this variety of strawberry is just now kicking into high gear, and will go until frost.
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Debiclegg, I'm not getting the yields I did last year on many of the veggies, but more on others. I always plant about the same thing, but every year they yield at different rates. I always make lovely garden plans, but never follow them ;-)
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Thank you, Kitsap. I wish I were half the gardener you are.
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Stefaneener, in my big garden, years ago, I actually grew some Kennebecs that reached four pounds! No room to garden that way here, though. I really like them for cooking, but mine were rather scabby this year. No fresh manure on them, which is usually what causes scab, but I hilled them up with chopped leaves. I'm wondering if that's why the yield was a bit low and they scabbed.
I would never give up all my indeterminates, but I really love some of the determinates that I grow. I'll probably always have a mix.
ReplyDeleteBTW I love Kennebecs too. I think they taste so good and I love that they are huge and pretty smooth. It makes them so much easier to prepare.