After much wait, we finally have some ladies to join our men (squash ladies, and squash men that is…) My fears and anxiety that all of our squash plants were some how all male have begun to subside. As I was walking through our lovely squash patch pulling a couple weeds and admiring the lovely … Continue reading »
Posted in July 2011 …
Deep Fried Squash Blossoms and Mozzarella
For a little over a week now our squash have been in bloom looking beautiful and giving us hope that we might actually pull this off. So far, however, the flowers have been almost entirely male, that is say, the pollen producing flowers. The female flowers are the ones that become squash so harvesting your … Continue reading »
Got Tomatoes??
After much anticipation we finally have cherry tomatoes ready to eat!! While some of our cooler season crops have been a little unhappy in the heat this week the tomatoes have done great! Two of our Sun Gold Cherries are ripe and incredible! I tried to save one to share but the first one was … Continue reading »
Just remember to pass it on.
So as many of you may know it has been very hot lately. First in the Midwest, and now out here on the east coast. And while I would have liked nothing more than to hide away inside and not be out in the sun laboring, there was work that need to be done. While … Continue reading »
Fresh Produce Anyone?? (first student graden market table)
Yesterday was our very first student garden market!! It was a very exciting day! There wasn’t a whole lot ready to harvest, but we currently have lettuce coming out our ears, as they say, and if we don’t harvest it quick it’s going to bolt (flower and start tasting bitter and tough). So first thing … Continue reading »
Bees: The Busy Pollinators
So our squash have bloomed, the row covers are being removed daily, and we’re waiting for area insects to do the dirty work of pollinating for us. Lucky for us, just on the other side of the observatory from us are a bunch of bee hives set up by Marshall Ogert, Bennington’s dining hall manager. … Continue reading »
Basil In Our Bellies
First basil harvest this weekend! Pizza has this reputation for being hard to make at home, but it’s really pretty easy and pretty delicious. We used this dough recipe and put our homemade pizza sauce, fresh mozzarella, the basil, and anchovies (I am kind of an anchovy fiend) on top. 450 degrees for about 15 minutes, and … Continue reading »
The Great Unveiling
You may have noticed in garden pictures, or maybe you have visited and seen it yourself, but our squash have been residing under a long veil of row covers. No longer! They are getting quite large, and we are starting to see blossoms (!!!) so it is time to remove the row covers and let … Continue reading »
Cute Baby Vegetables
Our generation has developed an obsession with baby things. Youtube is littered with videos of babies and baby animals. My excitement has extended to baby vegetables. No seriously, how can you not love the miniature cucumber? Do you want another angle? Can’t get enough? Doesn’t that spiky little thing just get you?? Ah! I can’t stop … Continue reading »
Botany’s Cockroach?
Weeds are annoying. I spend an awful lot of time in the garden weeding, weeding, weeding, and yet there are always, always more. Most people, myself included, view them as pesky little plants that should just go away. Richard Mabley, a British nature writer, recently came out with a book called Weeds: In Defense of … Continue reading »
