Kelli's 2014 Garden Journal - Page 3

ricman · May 28, 2014

Hello Kelli,

Your plants are looking great, I will be following your progress. I love the tainers,best of luck.

Rick

BucksCountyGirl · June 2, 2014

Thanks, ricman!

I am really happy with the way my mini white cucumbers are going in their earthtainer. Definitely the best (read most disease free) start I ever had for cukes.

I finally have some little guys in the garden.

Romanesco Squash, beginnings of a female flower

Baby Lime Green Salad Tomato!

I expect to see many more cropping up this week as all of the tomato plants are flowering profusely.

I'm also looking forward to my first garlic scape as I saw a few beginning to poke out this morning. Cheers!

BucksCountyGirl · June 9, 2014

Just a quick update from this weekend.

I am seeing more greenies set and a few are beginning to size up (like the Rosella Purple pictured below)

The anticipation is killing me!

Also my French Fingerlings have decided to flower. I hope that's a good sign

BucksCountyGirl · June 19, 2014

We had our first meal that had some components from the garden last night.

Grilled Chicken Parm with Cinnamon Basil and Grilled Garlic Scapes!

Salsacharley · June 19, 2014

Wow! I want some seeds for those Cinnamon Basil and Grilled Garlic Scapes.

BucksCountyGirl · June 20, 2014

Haha...thanks Charley.

I harvested some more of our Black Seeded Simpson lettuce yesterday. I am surprised is has not bolted as of yet (but I'm not complaining!) I am really liking this variety for both production and taste and will surely replant next spring

I also harvested the first of my Shi★★★★o peppers. They were totally worth the hype and I look forward to many more over the coming season.

Below is our dinner last night. Grilled salmon and Shi★★★★o peppers on Greek salad (with the BSS lettuce). Sadly the tomatoes and cucumbers are not mine, but there are many greenies promising that harvest is not too far away!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Cheers!

Tania · June 20, 2014

Kelli,

Your pictures are great, they make me hungry

Great harvest so early in the season!

Tatiana

BucksCountyGirl · June 20, 2014

Thanks, Tania! Glad to see you back posting again. Hope you feel better! I look forward to your tomato and pepper threads

wildcat62 · June 20, 2014

Wow, now I'm hungry.

g8shot1 · June 20, 2014

You're bringing the fresh..... love the fingerling flower

BucksCountyGirl · June 23, 2014

The garden is really starting to ramp up now. I am trying to be patient with the greenies, but it is proving very difficult!

Blush tomato

Sungold (setting TONS of trusses as usual)

Sweet Linda (I think she might win the race for first blush!)

Sweet Sue

Siberian Giant Pink

Lime Green Salad (more tomatoes than plant...haha)

Peppers are looking good as well. Hopefully I can start my batch of fermented hot sauce soon.

Aji Omnicolor

Jimmy Nardello

Kamo eggplant is finally setting fruit

Mini White Cucumber looks like it is going to be a BIG producer

I am super excited for these Negronne figs!

The potatoes are huge...It's getting tough to keep them watered

I harvested the one head of Killarney Red that did not seem effected by white rot. I hope my Slumona garlic harvest goes a little better.

And finally my harvest pic from yesterday. My first Cosmos squash and some mini white cukes.

Cheers!

BucksCountyGirl · June 25, 2014

I harvested my first Romanesco squash yesterday, along with another Cosmos squash (yellow).

Those went into a saute along with some herbs to serve alongside a grilled honey mustard turkey tenderloin. The squash (particularly the Cosmos) was nutty and delicious! I hope they end up to be productive as well

tnkrer · July 3, 2014

Amazing photos of garden, produce AND your yummy dishes Kelli!

I will be following your potato growing method and hopefully use it next year to grow some potatoes. (those white cukes look nice too)

BucksCountyGirl · July 7, 2014

Thanks, tnkrer! I am looking forward to seeing how the potato experiment turned out soon!

I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. I'm starting to get some ripe peppers, eggplant, and tomatoes so I am looking forward to sampling a bunch this week.

Peppers are looking very good this year so far:

Jimmy Nardello loading up

Shi★★★★o

First Fish pepper!

Zolotistyi

Cheiro Roxa (this plant has the most gorgeous purple foliage, pic does not do it justice!)

Starting to get a few tomatoes turning!

Rosella Purple

Sungold

Lime Green Salad (can't wait to try this one)

Black Cherry mega cluster

Going to get to try my first Kamo eggplant tonight!

And finally my first batch of fermented Kosher dills. The mini white cukes really turned out to be a great candidate for this. They stayed super crunchy

Cheers!

MissS · July 10, 2014

It's a good thing that I already ate my dinner. Your plants and meals look amazing and are still making me hungry.

If you keep posting pictures of these great looking meals, I am going to have to start asking for your recipes.

June 2, 2014	#32
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Thanks, ricman! I am really happy with the way my mini white cucumbers are going in their earthtainer. Definitely the best (read most disease free) start I ever had for cukes. I finally have some little guys in the garden. Romanesco Squash, beginnings of a female flower Baby Lime Green Salad Tomato! I expect to see many more cropping up this week as all of the tomato plants are flowering profusely. I'm also looking forward to my first garlic scape as I saw a few beginning to poke out this morning. Cheers! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

June 9, 2014	#33
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Just a quick update from this weekend. I am seeing more greenies set and a few are beginning to size up (like the Rosella Purple pictured below) The anticipation is killing me! Also my French Fingerlings have decided to flower. I hope that's a good sign __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

June 19, 2014	#34
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	We had our first meal that had some components from the garden last night. Grilled Chicken Parm with Cinnamon Basil and Grilled Garlic Scapes! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

June 20, 2014	#36
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Haha...thanks Charley. I harvested some more of our Black Seeded Simpson lettuce yesterday. I am surprised is has not bolted as of yet (but I'm not complaining!) I am really liking this variety for both production and taste and will surely replant next spring I also harvested the first of my Shi★★★★o peppers. They were totally worth the hype and I look forward to many more over the coming season. Below is our dinner last night. Grilled salmon and Shi★★★★o peppers on Greek salad (with the BSS lettuce). Sadly the tomatoes and cucumbers are not mine, but there are many greenies promising that harvest is not too far away! I hope everyone has a great weekend. Cheers! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic Last edited by BucksCountyGirl; June 20, 2014 at 09:52 AM.

June 20, 2014	#37
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Kelli, Your pictures are great, they make me hungry Great harvest so early in the season! Tatiana __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

May 28, 2014	#31
ricman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ardmore,Oklahoma Posts: 169	Hello Kelli, Your plants are looking great, I will be following your progress. I love the tainers,best of luck. Rick

June 19, 2014	#35
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Wow! I want some seeds for those Cinnamon Basil and Grilled Garlic Scapes.

June 20, 2014	#39
wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	Wow, now I'm hungry.

June 20, 2014	#40
g8shot1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gardiner, NY Posts: 121	You're bringing the fresh..... love the fingerling flower __________________ Zone 5a

June 23, 2014	#41
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	The garden is really starting to ramp up now. I am trying to be patient with the greenies, but it is proving very difficult! Blush tomato Sungold (setting TONS of trusses as usual) Sweet Linda (I think she might win the race for first blush!) Sweet Sue Siberian Giant Pink Lime Green Salad (more tomatoes than plant...haha) Peppers are looking good as well. Hopefully I can start my batch of fermented hot sauce soon. Aji Omnicolor Jimmy Nardello Kamo eggplant is finally setting fruit Mini White Cucumber looks like it is going to be a BIG producer I am super excited for these Negronne figs! The potatoes are huge...It's getting tough to keep them watered I harvested the one head of Killarney Red that did not seem effected by white rot. I hope my Slumona garlic harvest goes a little better. And finally my harvest pic from yesterday. My first Cosmos squash and some mini white cukes. Cheers! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

June 25, 2014	#42
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	I harvested my first Romanesco squash yesterday, along with another Cosmos squash (yellow). Those went into a saute along with some herbs to serve alongside a grilled honey mustard turkey tenderloin. The squash (particularly the Cosmos) was nutty and delicious! I hope they end up to be productive as well __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

July 3, 2014	#43
tnkrer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: MA 6a/b Posts: 352	Amazing photos of garden, produce AND your yummy dishes Kelli! I will be following your potato growing method and hopefully use it next year to grow some potatoes. (those white cukes look nice too)

July 7, 2014	#44
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Thanks, tnkrer! I am looking forward to seeing how the potato experiment turned out soon! I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. I'm starting to get some ripe peppers, eggplant, and tomatoes so I am looking forward to sampling a bunch this week. Peppers are looking very good this year so far: Jimmy Nardello loading up Shi★★★★o First Fish pepper! Zolotistyi Cheiro Roxa (this plant has the most gorgeous purple foliage, pic does not do it justice!) Starting to get a few tomatoes turning! Rosella Purple Sungold Lime Green Salad (can't wait to try this one) Black Cherry mega cluster Going to get to try my first Kamo eggplant tonight! And finally my first batch of fermented Kosher dills. The mini white cukes really turned out to be a great candidate for this. They stayed super crunchy Cheers! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

July 10, 2014	#45
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	It's a good thing that I already ate my dinner. Your plants and meals look amazing and are still making me hungry. If you keep posting pictures of these great looking meals, I am going to have to start asking for your recipes. __________________ ~ Patti ~