He also moved our water bucket closer to our garden. When it rains the water will go through the gutters and drop into the bucket, which will then be used by us to water our garden! The compost will be used for fertilizer the next time we plant a round of seeds.
Check out our pumpkin and squash plants! They are taking over the entire garden.
Who needs canned pumpkin when you can grow your own? Hmmm...actually I DO! While this little guy (below) really excites me, and I can't wait to puree it and add it to my oats, I still miss Libby's canned pumpkin :(
Nick has estimated that we will be producing over 50 squash. Some are yellow squash.
And some are acorn squash (our favorite!).
I saw a commercial for V8 juice the other day, which claimed "Drink one serving of V8 for three servings of vegetables!" Why would I drink V8 for three servings of veggies when I can enjoy them fresh and whole from the market or my garden?! Not to mention the fact that V8 is FIBER FREE.
This kale is from our garden. I added it to the skillet with some EVOO and roasted tomatoes.
Final product, over some egg whites, and sprinkled with some nutritional yeast. Perfect.
QUESTION: What's your favorite vegetable?
Ooh, it's too hard to pick! Brussels sprouts are a favorite of mine...but I love all the winter squashes too!
ReplyDeleteSo cute that Nick is getting so into your garden project! Good for him!
So cool you have a garden now and love that Nick loves it too! How cool your going to have pumpkins!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh yummy pumkin eats will be made from that! I miss Libbys can pumpkin too, I hope it comes back this year!
ReplyDeleteMy fave veggie is fresh cucumber from a garden! I love my brocolli too!!!
Love u! xoxo
Your garden looks great! I'm jealous! It is too hard to pick a favorite veggie, but I'm a winter squash and pumpkin lover in the fall!
ReplyDeleteIsn't gardening exciting!? I love the rain bucket idea. We just made one of those for our family garden and it works great. We also have a compost pit, which took me hours and hours to dig...talk about a great workout! Those are the kind of workouts I like though, the ones that actually do something productive and good for the environment!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to pick a favorite veggie...I'd use to say green beans without thinking twice, but I really love them all.
I am super jealous that you have a garden! I live in an apartment complex so I don't have a yard.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite veggie is broccoli. But I like pretty much every veggie and eat tons of them.
Gina-Your blog continues to amaze me!! I just love it!
ReplyDeleteI am in love with your compost and water containers-I just have to have them! Are they easy to find?
Your garden is amazing, good luck with getting a great yield.
I LOVE mushrooms!!!!
Miss you!
Addy
What a gorgeous garden!! I need a compost bin!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see all those veggies!
I love broccoli and ripe heirloom tomatoes - esp with basil!
ReplyDeleteThe garden looks great! I agree...I miss canned pumpkin and can't wait until fall when I can eat tons of it (hopefully). :-)
ReplyDeleteHope the job is going well!
Ohh gosh I love all kind of garden veggies... zucchini, broccoli, potatoes, strawberries! Makes me want to go home now and steal them from my dads garden!!
ReplyDeletei love pumpkins then mung beans, then potatoes...they're all veggies right? :)
ReplyDeletei love pumpkins then mung beans, then potatoes...they're all veggies right? :)
ReplyDeleteMy fave is sweet potato. It's sooo versatile--easy to go sweet or savory or salty
ReplyDeleteGina! Your garden is beautiful. Mike is also into all the gardening at our house and I love coming outside and just picking some fresh produce.
ReplyDeleteHmm...I think a fresh tomato that smells like a real tomato is my favorite veggie...although it's really a fruit, right?
I am SO jelous of your garden. I want one so bad. I will for sure have a garden once we move out of the city.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful garden. That's high on my list for when we buy a house. I love composting too. When I was a kid, my parents used to compost and fertilize our garden with the soil produced from it.
ReplyDeletedon't make me choose!!!!!!!!!! gaah i love mushrooms and broccoli and eggplant and cauliflower andddd lettuce and tomatoes and onions!! gahh i can't choose haha
ReplyDeletei think libby's aint got nuttin on your canned pumpkin girlfran
nick can call his canned pumpkin "nicky's canned pumpkin" ahahaha
Your garden is coming along so beautifully! How do you plan on harvesting and storing your bounty when autumn finally hits? I love to make my own tomato/veggie sauces and store it in jars (I think it's called canning, but I may be wrong).
ReplyDeleteMy favorite veggie is probably beans - all types of beans!
I'd plant corns and kabocha. I have to talk to Star, maybe he'll be willing to take care of the garden in the future, sounds like a lot of fun having your own garden. :)
ReplyDeleteWith all those pumpkins, you two are going to be very popular around Halloween! You are planning to save a few for Jack-o-lanterns, aren't you?
ReplyDeletethats what i love to see, a healthy garden with lots of veggies and a healthy lady who eats lots of veggies <3 hehe
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that is a tough question! I have never met a veggie I didn't like..so I cannot answer!
ReplyDeleteThe garden looks amazing, I wish I was your neighbor ;)
I don't know if I have ONE favorite vegetable. I love tomatoes (a fruit I know), spaghetti squash, brussels sprouts, asparagus, PEAS...the list goes on and on.
ReplyDeleteSo jealous of your garden and composter. I would love to compost but sadly I live in an apartment and my husband won't let me do it in the guest room.
My favorites are broccoli and cauliflower - even as a child I loved them!
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog via The Health Nut; love it! I was wondering if you eat the squash blossoms- I get some from my CSA; had no idea before that these were food! I sautee them and put them in omelettes, they're great :)
ReplyDeleteI love your garden! So cool that you are growing your own pumpkins and squash!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite vegetables would be bell peppers (which I used to hate!), zucchini (the best on grilled veggie sandwiches), cucumbers, and broccoli (but it has to be cooked broccoli - I don't like raw broccoli). Oh, and spinach - I love sauteed spinach!
wow, love love love your garden bounty!! I wish Chris would spend more money on the backyard and less on bike stuff haha
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