The Veg Harvest Is Rolling Along

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  1. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    We are still not having "glut harvests" yet, but it's still coming in.
    Here is a big courgette flower full of water from the morning shower...I'm wondering if that bumblebee will get out before it closes.
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    A nice, big cauli is destined for the freezer and the table.
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    At home we stalled some of the stuff out for a pic.
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    Supper --all from the garden. It's what we call a roerbak, This just means that there will be different veggies stir-fried.
    This frying pan full has garlic, onions, courgette and mushrooms under the green Swiss chard and 'rozekointjes'.
    I smile with when I see this foto and recall how delicious that meal was.
     
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    Oh boy! That sounds like a feast fit for a king. This is a great harvest to me, but there are only two of us, so I don't know what we'd do with stuff like potatoes or squash which don't freeze well. Haven't canned in years.
    Gardengater
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Well, GardenGater...I don't freeze-in the squash or taters either. The spuds I just store on the side balcony and eat them little by little (the courgettes, I give away--loads of them). :D
     
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    What a delicious vege dinner that looks to be. Now I'm hungry for some caulif. and broccoli. mmmmm Did you just call everyone to dinner? :)
     



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    gardenmama In Flower

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    If you like zucchini bread you can grate the zucchini and freeze that in freezer bags...just drain when thawed out..

    The harvest looks great! I love the look of those zucchini! :stew2:
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Everything looks fantastic Sjoerd.
    Are Courgette's what I call Zucchini?
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    I really do like the what we call "courgette bread". There is a collegue at work that I give them to and she bakes me a bread in return sometimes. It never lasts too long, sadly. :eek: --surprize, surprize--

    I have three different types of courgette/zucc. this year and they are all producing like crazy. I just keep watering and feeding and on they go.

    Yes Netty, they are one in the same.

    Heh heh heh... I sure did, Petunia!
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Your lotties are producing some fantastic veggies as well as flowers. Everything looks wonderful not at all like the veggies you get in the shops. :-D
     
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    Biita Arctic-ally Challenged Forager

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    Again Sjoerd, your crop is looking amazing! Very nice indeed. I love when i bring in veggies fresh outta the fields and cook them as fast as i can. Dinner goes quick too!

    My mom used to say if you trip on your way back to the house then its just not as fresh anymore...took to long,,lol. Thats why i run,,lol. just kidding, it looks great Sjoerd. Well done!
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Well Biita.... you and your mum are exactly right about that. Every minute counts. It counts not only with eating, but also with freezing-in. The sooner you do it the better your veg will be when you defrost it to eat later.
    This is especially true with corn. We are so fanatic, that we take a pot and butter with us to the lottie. We puck the roasting ears off the plants and immediately toss them into a pot of boiling water.
    No words can adequately describe the difference in flavour.
    The sugars begin changing almost immediately once picked.
     
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    oh wow! ya garden is doing really well...looks like you could open a farmers market ..great photos sjoerd .
     

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