Garden Update
by marymary
The dahlias have died; too much water.
The okra (surprise) and the bell peppers are struggling valiantly but it is too wet and the okra blossoms and the peppers rot in the moisture. Have I mentioned we’ve had a rainy November?
The flying tomato is still making teeny tomatoes, although I keep forgetting to water it.
The lime plant died; too little sun. If I try again, I’ll need a grow lamp first. We’re not in the tropics, Dorothy.
Two nights ago we ate Black Zebra tomatoes; I had pulled them off the plant while still green and they ripened on the window sill. Exquisite.
The parsley and hot peppers are fine.
I’ve already moved the Thai basil inside; I can see it doesn’t like the lack of light, though.
Before the frost, the parsley and chives have to come in, too. (The chives could stay out but I’d rather eat them from the comfort of the genkan that try to unbury them under porch-snow.)
The kale is perking up. I think the squirrels and birds have forgotten to pay attention to it. We’ll see if they decimate it again, once the leaves get to be about 2 inches long.
The sweet potato slips are growing new leaves.
I am looking forward to seed catalogs and planning as much as I am looking forward to hot chocolate and our first snow. I am looking forward to planting seeds in the nursery on April Fools’ Day.
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Meat Share, November 2008
by marymary
I picked up the meat share yesterday, hoping for lamb (they said there would be lamb), and was disappointed. The haul:
- 1.25 lb sirloin
- 2 x 1 lb ground beef
- 2 x 1/2 lb lamb chop
- 1 lb bacon
- 1 lb pork cutlet
- 1 lb pork burgers/breakfast sausages
- 2.25 lb chicken breast
And it seems a little under 10 pounds. If only this farm weren’t a million times more convenient for pickup than the previous. sigh
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