My Tuscan Garden
The harvest from this year’s summer crop just keeps on giving. So far I must have harvested over 40 pumpkins. I’ve given a lot away, the pigs have had quite a few but there are still 20 or so left with at least another 6 ready to pick. We’ve had mashed pumpkin, pumpkin pie, baked pumpkin, pumpkin soup, spaghetti and pumpkin and I’m thinking of making some pumpkin scones.
The other vegetable that keeps on giving is zucchini. We had 3 zucchini plants and they are still producing alongside the green beans, cauliflower, parsnips and carrots. This was my first harvest and whilst I’ve certainly done a lot of weeding over the past 8 months that was all I had to do. The plants took care of themselves. Over summer I left the sprinklers on them for around 30 minutes each night. The insects were not overwhelming, the biggest problem being the snails but even they didn’t do much damage. I’m looking forward to seeing what the next harvest will bring.
The beans, cauliflower, silverbeet and pumpkins
Sunflowers, tomatoes, pumpkins and corn
Scarlet runner beans, cauliflowers, cucumbers and broccoli
Sunflowers love to say "hello"
Tags: cultivator, garden, midlifexpress, summer harvest
