Yesterday we pulled up the remnants of our garden. I kind of felt sad doing it, even though the plants were all mostly dead from frost anyways. Earlier in the week I had harvested the last row of potatoes, and got 24 lbs. That made me happy. I had enough carrots left for one last beef pot pie last night (we didn't get a very big carrot crop). I have frozen beans in the freezer, but only enough for about 2 meals since the crop came late. And I have been blanching, peeling, seeding, chopping, and freezing tomatoes to save for tomato sauce. I have around 3.5 lbs frozen and had hoped to get another 5-7 lbs, but we lost a lot of tomatoes to frost. I brought some green ones inside to try to ripen them here, but I've never done that so I hope it works! I put them in a box with a banana. Cross my fingers.
I have to admit that I am what I call a minimalist gardener. I really like the idea of a garden and enjoy working in it, but I also don't want too much trouble. I weed for the first couple months but after that I tend to let it go. I enjoy eating the produce, but am not going to kill myself with tons and tons of different vegetables, and I can't since I don't have a ton of room anyways. I turned a hillside flower bed into my vegetable garden. Maybe it doesn't look as pretty, but I like the look of practicality.
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My gigantic potato plants with the carrots at the bottom |
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| Potatoes on the right, tomatoes just visible on the left with my onions in the middle on the bottom (I don't want to talk about the onions) |
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