We took a trip for Mother's Day and I knew it was a bad time to leave. The garden was on the brink of producing huge amounts of long beans and cherry tomatoes. I asked our pet sitter (a neighbor) to please harvest them, but I don't think she did. So we came home to what my husband called "dreadlocks":
I harvested the fattest beans, left the thin ones (for tomorrow lol). I cooked up 2 pounds and we still have 1.5 pounds of today's harvest left. Here's the recipe I used and it was delicious: Garlic Green Beans Recipe
I also harvested a couple of cups of cherry tomatoes which I roasted with some olive oil and added to a side of vegan fettucine alfredo using this sauce recipe: Vegan Alfredo Sauce Recipe
The arugula is still producing handfuls of greens. They made a delicious salad to go along with our dinner. I also picked 3 poblano peppers, but we didn't eat those tonight. I will look for a good recipe for them for another day. Here's one I may try: Vegan Posole Verde Recipe (I have a recipe in the Minimalist Baker cookbook that is very similar and I will probably just use that one.)
The squash and cucumber plants are growing well but I found evidence of something eating squash flowers from the inside out. Sounds like a pickle worm to me 😟. I also noticed several little black dots, probably eggs. There are a couple of tiny cucumbers which I am hoping will grow so I can make pickles.
Most of my watermelon plants don't look so well. I'm wondering if there were cut worms doing damage under the soil. I think it's time to go into combat mode. Normally I use BT for caterpillars and Neem for anything else. I haven't seen leaf footed bugs yet, so I'll probably start with the BT. I don't have any good caterpillars hanging around so I think it'll be okay to spray the curcubits.
I like that you are doing a recipe section. I look forward to finding some new good healthy garden veggie recipes!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam! I'm looking forward to some yummy recipes, too! If you have some good ones, please share 😋
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