AUGUST VEGIE GARDEN

Hubby holding a head of broccoli and cauliflower.

This is "snow crown" Cauliflower. We didn't expect the plants to grow so large.

"Gunnison" Onions. Still to soon to pull. They are 1.5 to 2.5" in diameter. Earlier in the season we were using the tops like "Chives" but once they get really big they lose their flavor.

"Starbor" Kale and Brussell Sprouts in one row and Cauliflower on the right. You can just see the Green peppers and Onions on the left.

Cauliflower is ready for blanching. There are about 40 head in this row with another 15 in the "Overflow" area. Hubby couldn't get himself to pitch the plants when he was thinning them so he dug a new area and put them their. He did the same with the Broccoli and Brussell Sprouts.

Half this bed is "sugar snax" carrots and the other is "Bolero". The Bolero is better for storage but other than being a little bigger than the sugarsnax they taste almost the same. Hubby pulled all the Bolero carrots, blanched and froze them. He refertilized the bed and planted another batch that he plans on leaving in the ground until the snow starts to fly. We pull the sugarsnax whenever the mood strikes.




The kids posing with a batch of carrots.

You can hardly see the girl amongst all the green. You can just make out all the potatoes and the corn behind her. The corn is planted outside the fence, so let's keep our fingers crossed that the coons don't have a feast!!

We've been eating a ton of salads and fresh veggies and what we can't eat we've been freezing.

Hubby found an old Scottish recipe called Colcannon. He puts 1/4" of water in a pot, once it comes to a boil he fills it with kale and lets it blanch for 2 minutes then adds a 2" thick layer of potatoes and cooks till the potatoes are soft. We add butter, salt, pepper, oregano, parsley and sometimes we add fresh cauliflower and broccoli with the potatoes. The kids even love it!! I tell ya it feels so good to see them eating such healthy food!!

Off to bed I go!!

Night Night!

Jen