#urbanfarming
Sunflowers can be harvested too soon and be empty shells (garlic flavored cardboard)
Corn may not be my thing after growing weeds last year, and a whopping three ears this season
Tomatoes were the bumper crop and easy to grow
Kale fail…one caterpillar took my entire harvest (insert beautiful sunrise 🙂
Green beans are fun and a solid boost to ego, giving me a smile almost daily as I plucked a few beans nearly every morning…though never enough to do anything but snap and snack on the go
Sweet peppers can be claimed as a victory; plenty of peppers for variety of purposes (just please don’t ask me about the jelly…it’s still too painful to talk about)
A cucumber by any other name is NOT the same (a tale of my squash) – use caution planting similar vining plants too close together. I “picked a cucumber” that turned out to be a squash.
I can’t believe I never canned before…it’s awesome, cost effective…and makes you feel pretty good about making your own food from start to finish (okay, I may have been in a jam and a friend was kind enough to give me his strawberries, so I could learn how).
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| A star is born ! |
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| Success |
Humility – after creating a perfect batch of jalapeno jelly…only to find I used so much pectin, the jars are now decorative candles, requiring wicks to enjoy aroma.
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| Epic Fail! |
I’m gonna need a bigger garden next year…win or lose, it’s fun and I’m going to do it again!
M