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Tag Archives: blackberries
Harvest Monday August 1, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. July is over and it was a rainy month for us here. It rained 17 of the 31 days, with a little over 7 inches falling. The garden mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged AAS, blackberries, cherry tomatoes, eggplant, Fortex, garlic, peppers, pole beans, tomatoes
15 Comments
Harvest Monday July 11, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It’s definitely been squash-y around here, with lots of summer squash setting on the plants. I’m also getting some nice cucumbers from the greenhouse plants. In the below photo … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged arugula, blackberries, broccoli, eggplant, onions, pizza, potatoes, zucchini
22 Comments
Harvest Monday July 4, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related.This past week I harvested the first tomatoes of the year. It was a mix of several small-fruited types, including the orange Sun Gold and Sun Sugar, the reds Mexico … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged blackberries, blueberries, garlic, kohlrabi, kraut, lacto-fermentation, potatoes, snap beans, summer squash, tomatoes, Xian
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Harvest Monday June 27, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It seems like harvesting kicked into overdrive last week, with more garlic needing to be dug plus blackberries and squash coming on. I dug all the Artichoke type garlic … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged blackberries, freekeh, garlic, kohlrabi, Kossak, lettuce, Red Toch, Simonetti, zucchini
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Berry Secure?
I mentioned the other day that the deer had eaten all our gooseberries. I know it was the deer, because I caught them in the act, brazenly eating them in broad daylight. With the ripening blackberries right next door to … Continue reading

