It seems like only a month ago I was grousing because I was between my winter and spring crops and didn’t have a lot to harvest. Time flies and I’m now probably at my peak harvest for my summer crops. They will continue to produce for the next several months, but I doubt I’ll beat last night’s harvest. I spent about an hour picking cape gooseberries, tomatoes (four varieties), apples, squash (three varieties), cucumber, string beans and eggplant. Frankly, I’m amazed at all of this, picked in one evening. I’ll certainly have plenty of fresh food to eat for the next few days, plus plenty to share with friends. I’ll be going to a house concert Sunday to hear Ed Miller sing and John Taylor fiddle Scottish folk music. It will be great to take a salad made from my homegrown goodies for the potluck.
September 12, 2008
Peak harvest
Posted by ramblinrobert under My garden, my life | Tags: apples, cape gooseberries, eggplant, squash, string beans, summer harvest, tomatoes |[2] Comments
November 11, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Where, oh, where has RamblinRobert rambled? 😉
November 12, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Mea culpa. I’ve violated one of the sacred rules of good blogging: Keep it current. I’ve been busy finishing up my summer project, landscaping my backyard. I’ve also been doing other important urban agriculture activities like an urban farm tour and taking classes. Rambling has also kept me busy. But, the landscaping is (mostly) finished and I have lots to write about now. Stay tuned here and at Ramblin’ Robert for lots of catch-up posts in the next few weeks.