Hope

MMM...Tomatoes

 I love to can tomatoes, I find it to be very relaxing. I don't know how I developed such a strange illness.

This is the first batch, I got twenty six pints of quartered and three quarts of juice, the next batch will be crushed, yummm...., and then its on to salsa and maybe chili sauce.

I had to  add this picture, the beets from the garden are so pretty, and large, and tasty this year.

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The Garden

O.K. here are the pictures  I promised.

This is where the ten thousand pounds of zucchini and crookneck come from everyday.

Mmm...Tomatoes...

You can't tell from the picture but each of these cabbages is now about the size of a basketball.

The watermelon that is dark is about a week away from being ripe, the other one might be ready around the end of September, I can't wait.

I have no clue what kind of squash this is, it grew itself in my compost pile and out of curiosity I decided to let it live. I sure hope it tastes good.

The peaches and pears are coming along really well, although the peaches are a couple of weeks behind this year compared to previous years.

Nasturtiums are not only very pretty but they are also very yummy and nutitious:
Serving is approximately 1 cup - Calories: 19, Protein: 2.2mg, Fat: 0.3mg, Carbohydrate: 3mg, Fibre: 0.69999mg,  Calcium: 151mg, Phosphorus: 54mg, Iron: 1.7mg, Sodium: 52mg, Potassium: 282mg, Vitamin A: 2940mg, Thiamine: 0.07999mg, Riboflavin: 0.15999mg, Niacin: 0.89999mg, Vitamin C: 79mg.

I have 23 pumpinks so far this year.

The Garden is starting to really produce now, soon it will be time to start putting up the tomatoes. I have a lot of pumpkins and spaghetti squash...yum...and I have a few watermelon that should be ready in a couple of weeks.

I am so neglectful, I promise to post some pictures soon (hopefully before winter).