Tag Archives: beans

September Review

Posted on October 9, 2018 by carolee

  September already seems like a blur!  Overall we had great weather, with ample rain and reasonable temperatures.  September is not the hectic harvest month that July and August are, but there was a nice variety of crops harvested:  Italian … Continue reading →

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Hickok Beans

Posted on July 25, 2018 by carolee

  The bean succession planting plan devised over the winter has had some altering due to weather, but there have been a bounty of various beans all season.  A few new varieties were planted (to see the full list, click … Continue reading →

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June Review

Posted on July 1, 2018 by carolee

  It seems June flew by in a whiz, so it’s good to take a moment to look back and review, and evaluate how the gardens fared this month.   After a very dry April and May, June had enough well-spaced … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday-June 25

Posted on June 25, 2018 by carolee

  Today’s harvest from the potager is mostly beans, which wasn’t supposed to be the case, but the best-laid, winter-agonized over plans sometimes just don’t work out correctly!  Likely due to unusual heat along with welcomed rain, not only the … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday-June 18

Posted on June 18, 2018 by carolee

  Happily, we’ve reached that time of the season when it’s not “what can I find to harvest?” but “what do I want to harvest?”  Of course, picking crops at their peak determines much of what comes to the kitchen.  … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday, Sept 2

Posted on September 2, 2017 by carolee

We’ve definitely turned a page on the calendar.  August was the driest in 120 years, and the gardens are showing it.  However, there are still some bright spots to celebrate on this Saturday.  First of all, one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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Potager June Review

Posted on June 30, 2017 by carolee

  June was a month of huge progress in the potager, although it is still hard for me to believe that it has been a full month since the May review!   First of all, all those luscious rows of peas … Continue reading →

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Fava Bean update

Posted on June 29, 2017 by carolee

  I’m learning a lot more about fava beans, or broad beans.  Here’s what I did with the first batch, a simple adaptation of a recipe by Raymond Sokolov.  I picked up his MARVELOUS book, “A Canon of Vegetables: 101 … Continue reading →

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If you go away…..

Posted on June 5, 2017 by carolee

things happen!  D and I decided to go to the Memorial Golf Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.  Normally, I would hate to leave the gardens, but things were pretty well caught up (at least until I can start hauling mulch) and … Continue reading →

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Is May over already?!?

Posted on June 1, 2017 by carolee

How can that be?  By the end of May, the gardens are planted and mulched, and it’s time to make elderflower syrup and enjoy the June roses with feet propped up, or leisurely strolling the gardens, admiring all the work … Continue reading →

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