June 29th

This is a picture from June 2nd.

Our harvest has been going great so far.

Those are our potatoes (russet and purple),

 cherry tomatoes,

cucumbers and eggplants.

I've made 10 quarts of tomato sauce

that I froze.

I also dehydrated a lot of eggplant,

and cucumber.

Most of the eggplant that I dehydrated

I blended to a powder that

I add to ground beef to 

enhance the flavor.

It's also great sprinkled over salad.

I think the rain has helped the crops

to remain productive. I hope that'll

keep up!

This is the last of the potatoes for now.

I peeled and boiled some to dehydrate.

So, in essence, I made my own instant potatoes!

Tomato sauce in the making.

I add a bit of salt, bell peppers, oregano

veggie stock, onions, garlic and olive oil.

Then I let it slow cook for about an hour.

I turn off the heat and allow it to cool

before using an immersion blender

to make a creamy sauce.

Literally everything in it is homegrown.

A smaller amount of veggies to make 

tomato sauce.

Purple potatoes.

These unique guys pack a punch.

They have 3 times more antioxidants

than white or yellow potatoes

and less starch.

It's the starch that converts to

carbohydrates, so all in all

this is a healthier potato.

I dehydrated these to use as

mashed potatoes later.

Thats a jar of purple potatoes!

2 jars of herbal/veggie blend.

I've been busy!

This is from June 15th.

Cucumbers, Peppers, Tomatoes 

and Eggplants.

This is the harvest from June 28th

I've harvested herbs too.

They usually are used immediately in

cooking or they get dehydrated

for use in my herbal blend.

I have oregano, thyme, parsley,

Greek basil, Thai basil, lemon verbena,

sage, rosemary, and mint.

Then to dehydrate them,

I cut them and wash them thoroughly.

Then I separate the leaves from the stems,

they dry out faster that way.

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The flowers are blooming too!

Gladiolus and Gardenias

I had to bring some of that beauty inside!

The red throat is amazing!

Purple Sweet Potato vine

Mary's Garden

Kalanchoe, or 

Mother of Thousands.

Every single one of those

buds along the leaves will

make a baby plant.

Sedum in the front porch planters.

Echeverria with a bloom

Rose Echeverria

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We are thankful that the fruits of our

labor serve to feed us.

Hopefully we can continue in these next years.

😊

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When I first went out to weed this morning,

this little missy was sound asleep.

But, I should have known that

nothing gets by her.

Remember what curiosity did

Minew!

Jesuit, our resident Blue Jay

came to visit this morning too.

He was only there to

grab some unattended cat food!

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You surely can!

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