CRANS 2013 Island Garden

[efisakov]

Originally Posted by LDx4

Ella, that's quite a fish! Did you take it back home to NJ??



Cran - that's a great harvest! And so early in the season too.
Enjoy those black tomatoes!

Lyn

Lyn, we cook lots of it, did try to bring some home. Did not happen. We had a stop at Houston TX, that should have been about an hour, instead (because of the rain/storm in NJ) we ended up at the hotel until the next day. Our flight was canceled. The fish went to a dumpster.

Cran, lovely black tomatoes.

[Crandrew]

Some more blacks, mystery, green grapes and eggplant.

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One of the slower eggplant have begun to fruit
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[efisakov]

Originally Posted by Crandrew

Some more blacks, mystery, green grapes and eggplant.

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One of the slower eggplant have begun to fruit
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Nice. How do you prepare your eggplant?

[Crandrew]

i just threw it in with some other veggies (aji crystal hot peppers, red bells, onions), olive oil and sea salt. They were very tasty. I havent cooked much with eggplant, but the plants have done so well and are completely loaded up with Eggplant, so i need to find more recipes.

[efisakov]

Originally Posted by Crandrew

i just threw it in with some other veggies (aji crystal hot peppers, red bells, onions), olive oil and sea salt. They were very tasty. I havent cooked much with eggplant, but the plants have done so well and are completely loaded up with Eggplant, so i need to find more recipes.

yam, I would add tomatoes too

[Crandrew]

cool

Well last night i sliced the a few eggplant in slender strips, covered in olive oil and sea salt, threw in for a quick 15 min bake yum!!!

Here are a few pictures from the week

I'm loving the sun flowers that are blooming. These velvet queen and grey stripe are 9 feet tall and still going.
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Mexican sunflower only 4 feet tall bit simply beautiful.
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The sweet peppers are blushing so I'm getting very excited!!! It's going to be a great pepper year.
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[efisakov]

Originally Posted by Crandrew

cool

Well last night i sliced the a few eggplant in slender strips, covered in olive oil and sea salt, threw in for a quick 15 min bake yum!!!

Here are a few pictures from the week

I'm loving the sun flowers that are blooming. These velvet queen and grey stripe are 9 feet tall and still going.
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Mexican sunflower only 4 feet tall bit simply beautiful.
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The sweet peppers are blushing so I'm getting very excited!!! It's going to be a great pepper year.
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Crandrew, what is the name of the purple peppers?

[Crandrew]

I believe those are the chervena chushkas. But it will turn red. I ate my first one this week and it was great.

[Crandrew]

finally trapped one of the racoons.... Calling animal control to haul that little jerk away.


he'll be back.

[amideutch]

You have raccoon's on the Island, get out of here. How do they get on the Island, swim or sneak across the bridge in the wee hours of the morning.

Ami

[Crandrew]

Originally Posted by amideutch

You have raccoon's on the Island, get out of here. How do they get on the Island, swim or sneak across the bridge in the wee hours of the morning.

Ami

They are really my only pest besides birds on the island. I think they travel from BackBay over the bridge onto the island at night. then go to town on all the nice trash people leave uncovered. However since my soil is soooooooo nice from all the amendments which attract grubs and worms its become a smorgasbord of sorts to the local raccoon population, the last few years. They DIG up the entire bed and chuck soil everywhere uprooting plants and all.

[Worth1]

Now tell me young man, just where have you been?
Out chasing raccoons?

Worth

[Crandrew]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Now tell me young man, just where have you been?
Out chasing raccoons?

Worth

I've been slacking buddy. This last weekend I cleared out the rest of the beds and will be prepping to plant soon. i'll be doing some lettuce and spinach to see how it does through our "winter"
Raccoons are back, time to trap again

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Crandrew

I've been slacking buddy. This last weekend I cleared out the rest of the beds and will be prepping to plant soon. i'll be doing some lettuce and spinach to see how it does through our "winter"
Raccoons are back, time to trap again

The lettuce should do fine where you live, keep us posted.
I feel for with this pesky raccoons.

My neighbor lady is feeding ours and now there is a whole family hanging around.
Then there is the automatic citrus and fig pruners that hang out.
AKA deer.
Deer love new citrus and fig growth.

Worth

[Crandrew]

Originally Posted by Worth1

The lettuce should do fine where you live, keep us posted.
I feel for with this pesky raccoons.

My neighbor lady is feeding ours and now there is a whole family hanging around.
Then there is the automatic citrus and fig pruners that hang out.
AKA deer.
Deer love new citrus and fig growth.

Worth

Why is it always the neighbor ladies that feed the raccoons and feral cats? In my neighborhood the ladies leave out cat food for 'em.

I think i might put up some chicken wire around the beds for lettuce and strawberry season.

Of the top 5 fruit trees I wish I had, Figs are one of them ughhhh