Well, here in Canada, the weather is starting to cool in the evenings and the plants are finishing off their season. A few will continue to produce in the weeks to come, leading up to our first frosts, but most need to be harvested and the beds cleaned and prepped for next spring. Over the…
Category: vegetables
Herby The Scalloped Potato
Ingredients 5 medium to large potatoes sliced 1/8″ thick 2 medium yams sliced 1/8″ thick 3 tbsp bacon fat or butter 1 small onion or 2 large shallots diced 1 large clove garlic minced 5 sprigs of thyme stripped 1 sprig of rosemary chopped 3 tbsp flour 2 cups milk 1-1/2 cup gruyere cheese shredded…
September Comparisons
Another great start to fall harvesting. Numbers on some plants are dwindling as usual, while others are just starting to really start producing. The temperature averages have been on par with 2022, though we saw a lot more sunny days in 2022, which always helps with garden items becomming ready to harvest. We are still…
Roasted Tomato Sauce
Ingredients No amounts listed as you can adjust for your own flavours. I have noted beside the ratio for a bit of a reference. Roma tomatoes (70%) Onions (16%) Peppers (7%) Celery (2%) Garlic (3%) Herbs & spices (2%) Olive oil & splash of dry red wine or balsamic vinegar for some added flavour For…
August Comparisons
Well this year has been interesting learning what works in the new beds and where we are going to change things next year. This month has made some of those changes abundantly clear in regard to where we have crowded too much and other areas that are wasted space. We are jotting down notes and…
Apocalypse Now – Late Summer Musings
Well we are into late summer now. The plants are producing at their maximum capacities, with an abundance of fruit and vegetables being picked and processed. Another month and the plants will start to fade and cease providing the delicious offerings it has given us all summer. A few plants will continue to slowly grow…
July Comparisons
I am a little late on this post, as well as a little delayed on writing anything lately. It has been a busy month, which has unfortunately left little time for writing. Luckily, I should have a bit more time to share what we have been up to and some future planning. Looking at the…
Mid-Summer Musings
It is time to take a look at the garden and what is happening. July is when the garden tends to go from steadily growing to exploding with life. Any plants that may have been struggling suddenly surge with vigor and take off in their growth. It is always interesting to go out from one…
June Comparisons
Yet another edition of VERSUS. This time it is June 2022 versus June 2023 and what we were able to harvest. For the most part, we are on par with what we were experiencing in 2022 with most of our plants. Some of the harvest measurement differences were based not so much on what was…
May Comparisons
I’m a little late with this post, but better late than never! May was a warm month this year. The average temperature was 7C warmer than last year, and the evenings stayed warmer throughout the month. There was more sun and less clouds. It was certainly noticeable in the garden. With the weather being so…
