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First daffodil of the season

Posted on February 23, 2020
by John Jackson
A single yellow daffodil
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Cherry tomato harvest 2018

Posted on June 27, 2018
by John Jackson

cherry tomatoes
The tomato plants are falling over under the weight of their own fruit.

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Golden beets have arrived

Posted on April 24, 2018
by John Jackson

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Pickled red cabbage

Posted on January 2, 2018
by John Jackson

red cabbage in a jar
Pickled some red cabbage from our garden in red wine vinegar, bay leaf, and mustard seed… and lots of sugar.

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Behold our new overlords

Posted on December 17, 2017
by John Jackson

purple cauliflower

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Funky carrot harvest

Posted on December 9, 2017
by John Jackson

purple carrots

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It’s going to be a good harvest

Posted on November 4, 2017
by John Jackson

raised vegetable beds
Spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, carrots, and cabbage.

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And all the bees rejoiced

Posted on August 24, 2017
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Cosmo flower
So this lovely flower popped up in my garden a few weeks ago. I thought it was a weed. Good thing I didn’t pull it.

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Pesto!

Posted on July 8, 2017
by John Jackson

jar of pesto
Gave my basil plant a trim.

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Onions for days

Posted on June 25, 2017
by John Jackson

onions
Things I googled today: “how to build a root cellar” … this was only a quarter of the harvest and there are still more in the ground.

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