This week brought us the last of the acorn and butternut squash and blue corn, many more tomatoes and lemon cucumbers and the first of the fall kale. Oh, and I can't forget the single, tiny jalapeno.
I am trying to find my balance between my new school life and the rest of my life, so I'm not spending as much time in the garden or taking as many pictures. This is hard for me, but I am sure I'll figure it all out :-)
Tomatoes = 3 pounds 7 ounces
Butternut Squash = 2 pounds 3 ounces
Acorn Squash = 12 ounces
Jalapenos = 1 ounce
Lemon Cucumber = 3 pounds 8 ounces Blue Corn = 1 pound 7 ounces
Kale = 2 ounces
TOTAL OF 11 pounds 7 ounces!!!
HAPPY HARVESTING!!!
Hope you all have a fantastic day!
I love the picture of the corn & squash!
ReplyDeleteI have a quick 'off topic' question! How do you store your fresh eggs? I have been told fresh eggs do not need to go in the fridge, but I am wondering how long they can sit out. I cracked on yesterday and it was GROSSSSSSSSSS - it went bad and I never want to crack a bad egg ever again :)
The blue corn is neat! What are you going to do with it?
ReplyDeleteThanks Allison! About eggs...I keep mine in the fridge but I usually don't worry about them for about a day or two out of the fridge...for example, if I don't check for eggs one day because I come home super late from work and fall into bed, then get up the next day, check for eggs, wash them and sit them on the counter for a few hours before putting them in fridge. However, there is a test you can do to be sure your eggs are not gross! Put them in a bowl of water. If they sink, they're perfectly good and will be for a quite some time (a fresh egg is good for at least a few weeks in the fridge). If they float to the surface, they're bad...don't even crack them open. If they hover somewhere in between, eat them in the next day or so :-)
ReplyDeleteBrie - Thank you! The plan is to let it dry and then grind it up into flour :-) we'll see how the process goes, this is the first year we're trying such a thing! I'll let you know how it goes!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the colour of that blue corn. Do you boil and eat it just like yellow corn, or how do you cook it?
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week,
Charlotta
Cesar's Garden
That blue corn is beautiful! Great pic!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you'll find a balance between school and the garden!
I think I may have finally worked out how to leave a comment on your blog....sorry for the delay and may I just say how fabulous that corn looks! We just dont have the corn traditions, or indeed varieties you guys seem to have here. Shame!
ReplyDeleteThe corn and squash look great!
ReplyDeleteCharlotta - This is our first year growing blue corn and we're planning on drying it and grinding it into flour :-)
ReplyDeleteRobin - Thank you! I will definitely find my balance...it just might take a bit longer ;-)
Liz - YAY! Sorry for the difficulties, but I'm glad you've made it! And thank you! I do love our corn!!!
Vanessa - Thank you! I'm super excited about both of them :-)