this weekend was just what i needed. i played in the garden, then played with my food.=)
tall telephone shelling peas
sugar snap peas
garden broccoli and peas with quinoa
our garlic was really early this year - two weeks earlier than last summer, and they were early then! we picked all 45 bulbs and put them in the basement to dry.
garlic has become one of my favorite things to grow. it's basically maintenance free and easy to plant. the organic cloves from the grocery store have always done the trick. just break up the bulbs and plant individual cloves pointed side up, four to six inches apart, a few inches deep, within two weeks of the average first frost (early fall around here). you got all that?=) for those lacking garden space, garlic can also be grown in containers!
our garlic was really early this year - two weeks earlier than last summer, and they were early then! we picked all 45 bulbs and put them in the basement to dry.
garlic has become one of my favorite things to grow. it's basically maintenance free and easy to plant. the organic cloves from the grocery store have always done the trick. just break up the bulbs and plant individual cloves pointed side up, four to six inches apart, a few inches deep, within two weeks of the average first frost (early fall around here). you got all that?=) for those lacking garden space, garlic can also be grown in containers!
how pretty! i love playing with my food too! thanks for sharing!
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DeleteAwesome tips with the garlic! I LOVE cooking with garlic (seriously . . . it may be an issue how much I love this stuff), and I had no idea it was so easy to grow on your own. I'll definitely be giving this a try! Thanks! :]
ReplyDeleteyay! my pleasure!=)
Deleteawesome! I like playing with my food but it's never as pretty as yours :) and beautiful garlic harvest too!
ReplyDeletei'm sure it's just as pretty! thank you! i couldn't believe that it was time to pull the garlic, but now i have room for more tomatoes.=)
DeleteBeautiful! Love the purple flower with it & peas seem to be the perfect color of green. And I think you've inspired me to grow garlic this fall ...
ReplyDeleteyay! i've read some garlic in the grocery stores are grown in china!
DeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeletethanks jessica!
Deletejealous of your garlic!!!!!
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send me your new address and you can have some!=)
Deleteawww really????
Deletethat is too sweet!
i'll send you an email...
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ooh pretty! I'm excited for pea season. going to try to make pea soup tonight.
ReplyDeleteyum! cooked or raw?
DeleteI can not believe your garlic is ready! And I wonder what that red bug is on the garlic?
ReplyDeleteme neither! it grew a lot before winter, which was very mild. i think that's a harlequin beetle but i'm not sure.
DeleteYum! The broccoli, peas and quinoa salad looks very good. And we've got onions and garlic growing...can't wait till it's ready. :)
ReplyDeleteoh i'd love to grow onions!
Deletei love all my comments from heidi. thank you!=)
Yum, that dish looks delicious!!
ReplyDeletethanks lauren! i bought 25 pounds of quinoa!
DeleteI ADORE garlic, it's so good! We don't grow it, though.
ReplyDeleteAnd girl, you know how to play with your food beautifully! :D
malle, you should give it a try! it's very easy.
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Oh, your peas look delicious! I am anxiously awaiting our first pea harvest of the year!!!
ReplyDeletethanks bee girl! sending your peas growing wishes!=)
DeleteYour pea art is gorgeous, almost too beautiful to eat ... but I love fresh peas from the garden and would be tempted to sample. Reminds me of snacking on them in my mom's garden as a child.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!!! I wish we could garden like that down here.
ReplyDeleteI just finished eating my raw cauliflower marinade that had pea pods in it!!! Unfortunately my pods were store bought not fresh from the garden.
My son planted some garlic and enjoyed eating the greens on his meals. The bulb in the pot never really grew in size. We were thankful for the greens just the same.
Peace and Raw Health,
Elizabeth