Harvest Is Over

[bloodyrosemccoy]

Well, wintertime is upon us, and it’s time to retire the farm for the winter. The thyme is inside, the peppers and tomatoes have all been harvested, and the beans never got started anyway. I’d like to keep doing it through the winter next year, but first I’d like to get the hang of warm-weather stuff. I’ll have to do a few things differently next year, now I’ve learned a bit.

I think I’ll expand next year, too. It was a dang lot of fun, and I like to be able to cook with food I’ve made myself! I’m going to look through more books and figure out more things I can start growing! My plan to do a Spaghetti Sauce Garden means I still need some more ingredients.* Although I may have to take a pass on the cinnamon, because while I have built moderately successful container gardens, and will probably be able to build winter containers with a bit more effort, I am less confident in my ability to build Zanzibar anywhere in my garden for a tropical tree. Also I refuse to grow zucchini or eggplant, which are evil alien vegetables, but I’m totally open to other suggestions. Herbs? Spices? Vegetables? Fruits? What shall I put in the farm for next year? It is never to early to plan!


*What the hell, y’all, olives? You lot have no idea how to make spaghetti sauce. Dad has given me the go-ahead to post our family’s awesome recipe here, so if I haven’t done it by the end of the week y’all can poke me.

Comments

[black-rider.livejournal.com]

Mint, basil, lavender, sage, rosemary. All very difficult to kill. So difficult, in fact, you might want to make sure they all have their own pots, or you'll end up with epic plant battles.

[queenlyzard.livejournal.com]

Epic plant battles sound like fun. I'm envisioning something along the lines of a leafy Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny. :)

[kitmf.livejournal.com]

Salad stuff is usually easy and takes little space. It also benefits from being right off the plant fresh. So expand from tomatoes into greens, peppers, and so on.

[daiq.livejournal.com]

I have always successfully grown Italian Parsley, Chives, Strawberries and Mint in pots on various balconies and houses - i also have a pair of awesome lemon and lime trees, but thanks to a lack of pollinating bees we don't get much (any) fruit

[tikiera.livejournal.com]

My suggestion for non-sauce? Grow a couple different kinds of mints in pots - mint will take over a garden if it's not in a pot - apple mint or lemon mint or some other mint besides peppermint and spearmint (those are also good of course).

Basil has several different varieties also, and some of them are even better in sauces then 'normal' basil.