Except for a little patch of Swiss Chard, a few weeds and way too many horsetails, the spot where my squash patch was looks oddly empty now. I know I could have worked there a bit longer and done a more thorough job of cleaning out that garden bed, but I decided to stop and ponder my options first.
Should I pick up a bail of straw at the corner farm supply store to use as a winter cover for the beds as I clear them out? Or, is this a good time to plant those hollyhock seeds in anticipation of lovely blooms mid-summer next year? Maybe I could even plant a few of the cole crops that seem to do reasonably well here in the winter - kales, chards, maybe a winter lettuce.
Should I pick up a bail of straw at the corner farm supply store to use as a winter cover for the beds as I clear them out? Or, is this a good time to plant those hollyhock seeds in anticipation of lovely blooms mid-summer next year? Maybe I could even plant a few of the cole crops that seem to do reasonably well here in the winter - kales, chards, maybe a winter lettuce.
Rose- Those Cucs look really good.Im Growing butternut for the first time and I hope they taste really good. How do you prepare them?
ReplyDeleteButternut squash is by far my favorite of all the winter squashes. I cut them in half, remove the seeds, crush a clove of garlic in each half and add a little butter before baking in the oven for about an hour at 350 F. The butternut I gleaned from my garden is still on the green side, so I'm hoping it will ripen sufficiently on the counter soon enough - otherwise I'll be out shopping for one. I hope your harvest is great . . .
ReplyDeleteI'm envious of your harvest, all of my squash seemed to suffer this summer, I wasn't able to get any cucumbers out, but my cantaloupes have done just fine. Good stuff.
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