Every Tuesday night I share a detailed pictorial account of our week in the garden! We cover everything from vegetable and flower progress, harvests, preservation, garden infrastructure, and more! Join Sara and I alongside the garden supervisors (Yoda, Scout and Henry)
From garden harvest to gas grill! This week we transform fresh poblano peppers into traditional Mexican Rajas con Crema, showcase Sara's pumpkin-shaped sourdough loaf, admire late-summer lemongrass texture, and compare two wildly different pollinators—the tiny sweat bee on zinnias and the massive buzz-pollinating bumblebee on luffa blooms. Plus, Scout and Yoda strike classic supervisor poses.
"High-speed wings, heavy gourds, and irrigation fixes! This week we test the 11-year-old Nikon D7200 with ultra-close-up portraits of young Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, repair stubborn 1/4-inch drip irrigation leaks, and rescue our heavy luffa trellis after a consequential collapse with an 8-foot T-post. Plus, Sara's volunteer lawn tomato finally yields fruit, Giant Swallowtail caterpillars arrive on the lime tree, and the pets get double portraits."
Prepping the garden for Hurricane Isaias! This week we detail our generator extension cord setup and garage plant rescue, showcase Sara's multi-step process for processing 15 homegrown luffa sponges, tour our lush Black-eyed Susan vine trellis, set up front-door pumpkin decor, and spot bean leaf rollers and leaf-footed bugs in the autumn beds.