Harvesting Edible Garden Tour - November 2011

Its that day again.  Surprisingly I still have things I can harvest in my garden.  Sorry that this is late but I have been busy lately.  Anyways today is a day I like to post about what I have harvested from my garden this month.  Feel free to join me just add your link below.  So on to the pics.

 It may not be a lot but the Lemon Balm in the Greenhouse is still doing quite well and I have been able to harvest some.

Some how this annual herb is still thriving in the gardens and was also able to be harvested.  Parsley and there is more where this bunch came from.

It's not much like I said but I can at least say that I was able to harvest something edible this month.  So did you harvest anything this month?  Well join the tour and tell us about it.

The end has come..........

.........for this years outdoor gardening season.  Last night it snowed a little....not enough to stick.  But the current temp outside is 29.  Coooolllllddddd.  Ok so it does get colder than that at times. Anyways I may  not like the cold a lot but I do love the pictures that it produces.

 Just look at my poor parsley.  It looks so sad when it is heavy with frost....but the outlining of the leaves looks pretty neat.

 An oldie but a goody is the water in a bucket that has frozen over.  I just love how cool it looks.

 Of all the different things I looked at today this has to be my favorite.  This is chocolate mint next to my strawberries.  Although the strawberry leaves are also outlined I just love the way the mint looks.  Almost fake it's so perfectly outlined.

 The Greenhouse has a new shade today....frost.  This is taken from inside the greenhouse but the frost is on the outside.  I thought it looked cool.

 Because it's the simple things in life that are important here is a simple picture that many would not have taken or even realized.  Grass.  Yup plain old grass frozen and looking much more like a spider plant than green grass with all the frost.

 Because I love taking frost pictures (can you tell) a Rose of Sharon seed pod covered in frost.

My poor silly marigolds that are still trying their best to grow may have finally met their end.  But what a picture they are.  The leaves look so incredibly delicate covered or outlined in frost.

What do you enjoy most about a winter garden?

Harvesting Edible Garden Tour October 2011

It's the 21st!  Harvesting Edible Garden Tour day.  Whats harvesting in your edible garden today?  Here is what I have that needed some harvesting today.

 Nice fresh sage anyone?

 Lots of beautiful parsley leaves.

 Basil.  The last harvest of the season but they look great.

 Not a lot but some rosemary was ready as well.

 Lemon balm oh what a smell that was when I cut these stems off.  Lots more to harvest still this season but not today.

 These darn hot and spicy peppers are still growing and ripening.  Granted the few sweet peppers I have are still growing but much slower than these guys.
A few accidental cuts here as you can see.  There are so many that sometimes getting to the red ones is hard.

I  think this herb has to be one of my favorites I add it to everything.  My garlic chives once again needed a good trimming.  I am sure I will get at least one more harvest before they die back for winter.

So what do you have that is harvesting?  Post and add your link below.  I would love to take a tour of your edible gardens.

Harvest Memorial Monday

Harvest Monday this week is also Memorial Day.  Thanks to all those who have gone before and served our country to keep is safe and free.

Herbs and Rhubarb were harvested yesterday adding my Mint harvest list to well a lot.  The round basket has wilting Chocolate Mint and the Square basket has wilting Spearmint.  I say wilting as it was hot and buy the  time I took the picture they were indeed wilting making it look like there is more room in the basket than there was.

Stop on by Daphne's Dandelions and see who else is harvesting this Memorial Day.

Seedlings and seeds

Free to good home.  Although the seed collecting season is far from upon me I was taking stock and realized that I have more than I need for a lifetime on some seeds.  I would love to share some of my seeds or even some seedlings or plantletts to any who would like some.  I would even be willing to keep growing the herbs and harvest and dry some to give away if that is more up anyones ally.  Take a look and let me know...no cost or trade....either or.

 Better Boy Tomato - Not a whole lot of these but I do have some.  More than I will use before the normal shelf life so speak up if you want some.

 White Rose of Sharon - I have a few packets of these as well but plant on having more this fall so let me know.

Heavenly Blue Morning Glory Vine - I have well over 1000 seeds to give away with still a 100 or so left for me.  So please let me know if you want some.

Double Purple Rose of Sharon Bush - Tons of seeds and even some seedlings.  Though you will have to ask super nice to get a seedling.  Just let me know.

 Mixed Rose of Sharon seeds.  Collected from the wild so color is unknown.

 Mini Magenta colored Morning Glory seeds also collected from the wild.

 Lettuce - Black seeded Simpson - Not a whole lot of these left but more than enough if you want some.

 Not seeds but Spider plant seedlings or plantletts.  I can root them for you if you would like just let me know.

 Parsley - I started too many.  I have already thinned this patch out.  Not that you can tell.  But please please if anyone would like some live plants let me know.  If you just want some dried parsley thats ok too I will transplant some and grow them then harvest and dry for you.

 Mint - Again like the Parsley if you just want some dried leaves let me know.  Other wise this plant is very easy to root and create small ones.  Out of all the varieties I have 3 that are old enough and hardy enough to root cuttings and give away:
Chocolate Mint
Spearmint
Pennyroyal (not to eat! for bugs)

Next to that Parsley patch is also Savory and Sage - 2 other herbs I started to many of.

Harvesting Edible Garden Tour - May 21, 2011

Good morning everyone.  Although almost afternoon.  A little late today in getting this post out but I had some herb shopping to do this morning.

I got all that for free in 15 min from my favorite store....my greenhouse.  With out reading on can you identify any of the herbs?  I bet you can maybe no all but some.  So it's that time of the month where I share what I have harvested this month....well today it is what I harvested today....and as you can see....there is a lot. So without further delay lets get on with the tour.

 Italian Oregano - the smell just makes me so hungry

 Spearmint - I love the smell of Mint in the morning.

Lemon Balm - My new favorite plant as it's official name is Melissa......how can I not grow and harvest this plant when it's named after me.

 Chocolate Mint - the Greenhouse now has a sweet Italian smell going on.

 Pesto Basil - Ok now all thats needed is some pasta and man what a meal.

 Summer Savory - Not as strong of a smell as the others but still wonderfully adds to the aroma.

Common Sage - Common is such a rude word for this plant as it is so pleasant to smell.

 Pineapple Sage - A new addition to the greenhouse harvested today only to get a more bushy effect.  Smells good though.

 Variegated Sage - Colorful and fragrant.

 Parsley - Adds another Italian smell to the very fragrant Greenhouse.

Garlic Chives - Because the other herbs growing didn't add enough smells to the greenhouse (yea right)

Sweet Basil - Another herb not quite ready to be harvested but done so anyways for a bush effect.

Dill - Quite a different smell from all the other herbs harvested this morning but man I didn't want to leave the greenhouse.

Growing the herbs in the greenhouse this year was a good idea as I am sure to get a large yield.

So what are you harvesting from your gardens?  Nothing ready to harvest yet?  No problem show off what you are hoping to harvest.

Write about it and add your link below so others can see whats going on in your neck of the woods.  Come back and join the tour or Harvesting Edible Gardens

   

Thriving Thursday

Repost from Thursday @0800


Welcome one and all to another edition of Thriving Thursday. No theme today other than show off what's growing well in your garden.

Remember a few posts ago those large leaves of lettuce.  Well this is where they came from.  It was just getting too big so out it came.  Not a great picture but shows it's size well as thats my hand.

 Those herbs I planted in the Greenhouse that I didn't think would make it....yea this is some of those.  From left to right Sage, Summer Savory, Parsley, Chives, and Basil.  They need to be thinned still but they look so healthy I don't want to.

 My most favorite tree I think that came with our house....the Lilac.  Looking wonderful and smells even better.

 The old Grape vine that also came with the house is finally waking up and doing so quickly.

 I bet if you have this plant in your yard just seeing the ant on it will give it away....if not it's a Peony.  Ants love them.

And finally my Purple colored rose bush.  This was planted last year as well and didn't look like it survived the waist high pile of snow from the side walk.  All winter she was covered and had more piled on as the sidewalk was cleared.  But after finding a few signs of growth she took off and looks better than last year.

So now it's your turn.  Show off what is growing well in your gardens.  Seedlings with their 2nd set of leaves, a favorite tree that is full of leaves.  It doesn't matter what it is.  If it is looking good show it off.  Then stop back by and add your link and see who else has a Thriving Thursday Garden.