This week we got 2 beets (8 oz.), some handfuls of snow peas (8 oz.) and 1 lb. of swiss chard.
8 oz. in 2 beets! The greens are in the fridge.
1 lb. of swiss chard
The beets were cooked in the oven until they were soft. They were sweet and earthy! Half of the chard was sauteed with garlic and olive oil for dinner last night. SO GOOD!!!
fajitas with home grown peppers and onions, corn from Hooper's Farm, 1 home grown beet, and some sauteed home grown swiss chard!
And now for some random garden photos:
the new mesclun is growing very slowly. I think it is due to the heat.
Let’s take a look at how those free pepper and tomato plants I got are doing. Here is the bed 5 minutes after I transplanted into it.
immediately after transplant - 13 tomato plants and 4 bell pepper plants.
same bed, same number of tomato plants, +1 chocolate bell pepper plant (so now 4 yellow bell and 1 choco bell)
2 weeks after transplanting (1 week after for the choco pepper). It will be time to hook up the Florida Weave this week, I believe.
eggplants - there are tiny buds forming on 2 of them, so maybe flowering will start soon!
romas (?) in the ground.
blurry carrots and spinach sprouts
the 5 pepper plants in the tomato pepper bed
yard long beans - they were looking a little yellow so they got some food yesterday.
one ball squash sprouts - they will need to be thinned and the extra seedling planted somewhere else.
japanese black trifele tomatoes
I can’t stop staring at all of the green tomatoes. It is almost as though I am willing them to turn red before my very eyes. So far, only failure. It is only a matter of time, however!
You can see more Harvest Monday happiness over at Daphne’s Dandelions!
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Yum, we are eagerly awaiting our beets to grow big enough to harvest. Love beets! We didn’t try to grow swiss chard this year. Definitely next year!
It won’t be long before those tomatoes start turning! I’m using the Florida weave on some of mine too. I’m interested in seeing how you do yours.
I have never done the weave before. I have only ever grown 1 other tomato plant
I have read a bunch of websites and figure on 8 stakes, 1 on either end of each row. Then I will weave some twine between them and see what happens!
Your garden is beautiful! Aren’t those yard long beans some kind of crazy!? I’ve got them in my garden too. I envy your chard. I grew heaps of it last year – not even a leaf this year. I think I planted too late and it was too hot.
Your fajitas look great! I was wondering what to do with the leftover tri tip we grilled last night without going to the store. I think we’ll have fajitas! Your pepper plants look great. Mine are a little puny. Love your swiss chard in the container. Nice way to keep it.
~~Lori
Melissa: Thanks! The beans are too funny. I can’t wait until the whole planter is full of them! The chard has been awesome. I made a quiche with the rest of it, tonight, and it came out amazing!
Lori: We eat a lot of fajitas around here, especially in the summer when we can grill. The peppers have gone nuts! I never expected them to go so wild! I might have to sell some at our coffee stand.
I love the chard bouquets. I do that with basil all the time, but I’ve never done it with chard.
I didn’t know you could keep chard in water like that. I love learning new tricks like this from garden blogs. Your before/after pictures of transplanted tomatoes are great!
It works great, but I would only do it for one day (i.e. pick Monday serve for dinner Tuesday). They sure look nice on the counter too
Chard with garlic and olive oil is my favorite chard recipe! So simple and so tasty. I usually keep my chard in refrigerator in a plastic bag. I can keep it like that for a few days.