I used to have a garden...yes, in the desert. shade
cloth it when it hits the 100's. I've only grown
peas, green beans (bush variety), squash, cucumber,
tomatoes do well here...lettuce does not. Green
peppers and anaheim chili peppers and cayene peppers I
did well with. carrots and radish, too. I love
sunflowers...I gave up my garden and got into flowers
and perennials for the desert...I also want it in a
new plot...next year...maybe. It's so hard to remodel
inside and keep up with the outside and work. My
husband hates doing all of the above...so, I'm on my
own with these. I love spinach with vinegar...But,
I've never had it fresh and cooked...only canned...I
like the mushiness. I have been buying it raw though
for salads and sandwiches...you eat good healthy
stuff. You're garden sounds beautiful...especially
with your weather over there...and the soil. Our soil
is very caliche...and sandy (obviously). The key here
to a good garden is bed preparation...I'd suppose it
is the key to any garden. How big is your plot? How
into it are you? Do you rotate crops? Do you plant
flowers, too? I get seeds from France to experiment
with...I have a sister there. Half the stuff ends up
being american flowers with a french name. Oillet de
poet ended up being dianthus, etc...it's funny. You
don't know what you get till it comes up. C'est la
vie. Love, Marianne
--- "Nancy E. Hale" <nanny@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> God, I'm starting to eat like a rabbit!!! I go to > the garden to get > veggies for supper and end up eating almost as many > raw as I do after > they're cooked *grin* It's really hard trying to > get beans ready to cook - > the little ones always seem to end up in my mouth; > same for peas and carrots. > > I boil my chard - it can be left as a whole leaf or > "sliced" across the > leaf if you prefer. It doesn't take long, just > until it is tender to a > fork and kind of folds over the fork when you try to > pick it up. Serve it > up with butter and a touch of vinegar. Taste - > hmmmm - have you ever eaten > spinach or fiddle heads? Kind of similar. > > I've never eaten kale, and all my cookbooks are > still packed, so I can't > give you any ideas right now. Remind me in about a > month when I've > finished unpacking my kitchen *grin*. > > Good eating! > > Nancy in NB > > ICQ #9683431 > > http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
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