Garden Partially Gone

It was a sad day out in the garden.....since summer is almost gone and fall is slowly creeping up I got out into the garden to get rid of plants that have either died are in the process of deteriorating.  I managed to save 3 zucchini plants that still look like they have a little life and a flower or two still left.  The corn is gone.  What a disappointment, not one good cob of corn. They sold cow corn under the guise of sweet yellow corn.  Liars!!!!  It was cow corn though and through.  The cauliflower never got one cauliflower on the plant.  At least the broccoli did very will and continues to do well.  The peas were ok but they were not exactly what the package said they were.

I think next year we need to find a new garden centre.  This place mislabeled their plants and sold seeds in wrong packages.  Not very happy with them.  We still are getting a lot of tomatoes and there are at least two more cucumbers on the plant.

I still have 7 massive zucchinis in the fridge.  I think I may try to make a zucchini soup.  I will post the recipe if it turns out well.

Had Corn For Dinner - YUCK!

So last night for dinner we tried the corn from our garden.  I boiled it in salt water like I do with all of the corn we eat.  We both thought it tasted gross.  Lesson learned.....we're not growing corn in the garden again.

At least the cucumbers and tomatoes that we've grown taste good.  The tomatoes taste like little candies.  Oh so sweet.  YUM!!!

Does anyone have any zucchini recipes they are willing to share?  I am getting tired of eating zucchini and we still have 7 more to eat.  And they are huge!!!  We've had a zucchini loaf, muffins, cake, crumble, stuffed zucchini and stir fry.  Anything else?  Maybe zucchini soup?

Oh No More Zucchini And What Could Be Our One And Only Cob Of Corn - August 11, 2013

 I went out this afternoon to have a look at the garden.  All I can say is Oy Vey there are more massive zucchinis out there.  6 to be exact and still more growing.  I'm getting to the end of my zucchini recipes so if anyone has any new recipes, please please pass them along.

Also there are many tomatoes ripening.  They taste so much better than the kind you buy in the store.  Oh and something I learned, don't put your tomatoes in the fridge they don't taste as nice if they are cold.

 Here is my one and only cob  of corn.  The stalk was dying so I decided to pick it.  It doesn't look as nice as the corn at the farmer's market but oh well, I grew it.

And lastly, my broccoli.  It tastes better than it looks.  So far no sign of cauliflower.  Next year no cauliflower.

August 7th - More Tomatoes, A Cucumber And A Pea

It's August now and the growing season should be slowly winding down.  Thankfully it's gotten a bit cooler and my garden has gotten it's second wind.  I have a ton of various types of tomatoes growing, the peas have finally started to grow and I've picked my 4th cucumber.  And yes we have many more zucchinis in the garden.  I think by the end of the summer I will not want to see another zucchini for a very long time.  I made a new recipe, stuffed zucchini boats.  You scoop out the seeds and some of the flesh with a melon baller, par boil the zucchini sections and cook the ground meat, onion, rice and left over zucchini flesh.  At the end, add tomato sauce and place the mixture into the zucchini boat and cook in the oven at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.  YUM!!!  It was good.  You can even top it with a little grated cheese if you want.

Until next time, keep your hands dirty!