Posts from the ‘My Harvests’ Category

  • Cabbage and Sumi Salad Recipe

    December 10th, 2012 | My Garden, My Harvests, Recipes | Melanie | 1 Comment

    Last Winter I harvested 3 heads of green cabbage and I took these pictures for my blog but didn’t get around to posting them. This year I have 6 red and 3 green cabbage heads growing which will be ready in a few months. To care for cabbage I pull the outer leaves off if […]

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  • My first garden videos – carrot harvest

    December 7th, 2012 | My Garden, My Harvests | Melanie | 5 Comments

    I had an idea last night to make some videos of my garden… so here goes and I almost didn’t upload this because I look goofy and the video is not great but hey I am swallowing all pride for the sake of showing you how the carrot harvest went. I saw the top of […]

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  • Harvest today – made green smoothies!

    December 1st, 2012 | My Harvests, Recipes | Melanie | No Comments

    Today I harvested broccoli, swiss chard, green beans, lettuce, and kale. I made green smoothies for me and the kids. I love to drink these smoothies for breakfast. Some of the benefits of drinking green smoothies is that I don’t want to eat junk food, have more energy and my skin is healthier. I first got […]

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  • Broccoli harvest!

    November 29th, 2012 | Broccoli, My Harvests, Recipes | Melanie | No Comments

    I finally harvested broccoli today! I made broccoli cheese soup tonight for dinner! If you are new to my blog check out a new unique way to grow your own food and all the benefits of my way to garden. here’s the recipe: Broccoli Cheese Soup 1 whole onion 1 stick butter 1/3 cup flour […]

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  • Oranges – finally a harvest!

    November 27th, 2012 | My Harvests | Melanie | No Comments

    I finally harvest oranges and they were delicious! The small ones were tiny!! I picked them a little green and let them turn orange in my window sil. Next year I should get much more because there is a lot of new growth on the tree.

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  • Early fall harvest

    November 27th, 2012 | My Harvests | Melanie | No Comments

    Well I have enough greens for green smoothies and lots of salads! Here is the latest harvest. We had green smoothies before our trip and ate all the green beans for Thanksgiving. They were delicious!

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  • Sweet potato harvest!

    July 5th, 2012 | My Harvests | Melanie | 2 Comments

    I have been so excited to harvest my sweet potatoes. I discovered that the best time is four weeks after the first flower blooms. The first flower bloomed about June 5th, so July 4th seemed like the perfect day! I was thrilled to get some big ones! All the tiny little ones were from the […]

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  • My daily harvest

    May 22nd, 2012 | My Harvests | Melanie | No Comments

    My daily harvest post

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