#urbanfarming
Sunflowers can be harvested too soon and be
empty shells (garlic flavored cardboard)
Corn may not be my thing after growing weeds
last year, and a whopping three ears this season
Tomatoes were the bumper crop and easy to grow
Kale fail…one caterpillar took my entire harvest (insert beautiful sunrise :)
Green beans are fun and a solid boost to ego,
giving me a smile almost daily as I plucked a few beans nearly every morning…though
never enough to do anything but snap and snack on the go
Sweet peppers can be claimed as a victory;
plenty of peppers for variety of purposes (just please don't ask me about the jelly...it's still too painful to talk about)
A cucumber by any other name is NOT the same (a
tale of my squash) - use caution planting similar vining plants too close together. I "picked a cucumber" that turned out to be a squash.
I can’t believe I never canned before…it’s
awesome, cost effective…and makes you feel pretty good about making your own
food from start to finish (okay, I may have been in a jam and a friend was
kind enough to give me his strawberries, so I could learn how).
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| A star is born ! |
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| Success |
Humility – after creating a perfect batch of
jalapeno jelly…only to find I used so much pectin, the jars are now decorative
candles, requiring wicks to enjoy aroma.
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| Epic Fail! |
I’m gonna need a bigger garden next year…win or
lose, it’s fun and I'm going to do it again!
M
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