Not a particularly good week but I did accomplish a few things.
Planted something — more parsley and cilantro, another wave of beans, more pumpkins, transplanted strawberries to ground, transplanted sunflowers to ground, another wave of onion sets for green onions
Harvested–a few potatoes, tomatoes including the first Roma tomatoes of the year, summer squash, basil, sage, lemon balm, mint, a few chard leaves, a few beans
Preserved
- froze more blueberries, corn, rhubarb, string beans
- dried more summer squash, dried more herbs (lemon balm, sage, basil, mint)
Eat something new:
Prepped/Managed: not directly related to IDC but I took care of some odds and ends (e.g., some overdue lab work, getting a new driver’s license, etc.) that were wasting mental energy. Made some more notes about changes for next year’s garden.
Reduce Waste and Consumption: Car pooled to campus rather than driving alone; not always possible but doing so when I can. Used my thrift store find stock pot to blanch the corn; it was a very good investment.
Learn Something New – researched curry plants and fall gardening in my area
Local food systems — The usual trips to the local European market and a trip to Johnson’s for corn. Started some notes about trying to have a seed and plant swap next spring. Inquired about the availability of fall vegetable plants at the local Feed & Garden shop. Made my Week 8 One Local Summer post.
