Zucchini Update
Some photos about a month apart showing my planting of my zucchini starters, their growth, and some harvest…. [more]
Tag Archives: summer
A Stout A Cigar And Rain
We had a very cold May. Then most of June was a heat wave and very dry. But today, July 1 was cool and we had a gentle rain. Weirdly I can not remember when we last had a gentle rain. But I do remember when I last had a dark beer and a cigar. It was over two years ago on a road trip to Krakow Poland. I have been many places in nearly 30 countries. Most places are on the visit scheme of things, been there and done that. Been there so no need to go back. But Krakow is one of those places I would definitely go back for a visit. […]
Drying Garlic
This year’s total garlic harvest came to over 200 garlic bulbs of good size, with about 30 little ones that will be used pretty much immediately since I ran out of garlic from last year already.
Drying is pretty easy for me. […]
3 Years of Weather a Tomato’s Perspective
I wrote in 2019 that it was a weird year and a bad year for tomatoes: A cold spring, and very hot, dry June. Well, this year is becoming a repeat of 2019, with a cold spring and now a very hot June with no rain in sight. I considered 2019 “weird” since it seemed an unusual event. But it might simply have been the first of a new normal of extreme swings in weather. A cold spring slows down tomato growth, flowering and fruit […]
Starting the Garlic Harvest
I planted over 150 garlic last fall, at different times and in different places. And the earliest plantings are becoming ripe for harvest.
Monsters in the Garden
When I finally found this monster in August, it was over 60 cm (24 in) long and weighed in at 5.4 kg (12 lbs).
Wine Grape Smoothies: Turán
Here is a smoothie I made from the Turán grape variety I grow.
Hand Made Italian Parmesan
2 kg of hand made Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano (aka Parmesan)
