Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Garden time

I know, I know. Most of the country is covered in snow oday, literally. And I'm talking about my gardens....

Herb garden for sure. Nettles, mullein, plantain, calendula, and hopefully this year I can get a few elder berry bushes and I'd like to have a hawthorn tree. Sage, oregano, basil, chocolate mint, catnip, spearmint, lemon balm.

Veggies: Tomatoes, onions by set-Colorado candy I think, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, acorn squash, yellow beets, choggia beets, brussel sprouts, beans-pintos, and green. Jalapeno, red and yellow peppers. I am considering potatoes....and I think I want to do reds and blues. Odd, huh?

Sunflowers and wild flowers in the front yard. And I hope we can start planting some pines in the front yard this year.

And I am hoping my Darling will let me get  ducks again. I know we're getting turkeys, but I really miss my ducks!

5 comments:

  1. I love ducks! They make the yard so jolly with their happy noises and cute waddles! And, their eggs are so much better for baking.

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  2. I love to use their eggs in baking! They make GF breads so much tastier!

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  3. Have you ever had Patty Pan Squash? They are delicious and very cute, if a squash can be cute! I try to grow them every year as I never seem them at the grocery store or the Farmer's market.

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  4. I've heard of them. Ho do you prepare them? I mean, do you have any specific recipes?

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  5. We chop the patty pan squash up and stir fry it in a little olive oil or butter, alone or with other summer veggies and some sweet onions. Even my daughter who is not a big squash fan loves it.

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