summer squash Archives : Cast Iron Garden

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024

05/17/2024 cilantro garnish

Most cilantro in our yard is blooming now, attracting excellent little pollinators and parasitic wasps. The few remaining ones we used this evening on an Indian curry made by the Chef.

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

10/03/2022 Bean Club dinner and other excitement

My colleague gave me these delicious tiny tomatoes from her sister’s garden east of here. She said it’s a hybrid between tommy toe and another variety and has bred true for two ish years! I’m saving some!

Polenta with cranberry beans from Bean Club and fancy sausage from California. Salad includes farm share peppers and the main mean also included summer squash from the farm share.

A cooked cranberry bean. They were very creamy in texture!

The cranberry bean broth was very savory. The Chef laughed at us taking a picture.

Here’s some of the remaining cranberry beans. They have a tan base but occasionally the red speckles and stripes turn the bean almost completely red!

You can see they are nice chunky big beans. Larger than the average pinto.

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

05/30/2022 afternoon

Same fleabane, the leaves. This was in the lawn, so I need to decide if I will transplant or save seeds.

An Asian long bean from my aunt. Thanks to my aunt!!

Only one of many zucchini seeds has sprouted. I think they were too old. I will get new or save new next year.

Briar thought she was interested in my snack but it turns out broccoli isn’t her thing.

The swamp milkweed I just bought, receiving its afternoon sunlight.

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022