Yesterday I harvested the first of my yellow summer squash. I kinda let them overgrow (just look at the size of that squash!), so I was worried that they would be bitter tasting. Luckily that wasn't an issue, they were delicious. I won't be letting anymore grow this large though.I cooked the squash with some green beans from the garden, onion, garlic, chicken, and quinoa. I seasoned it with fresh spicy globe basil and oregano.
I'm glad I ended up with some good squash. Most of my squash just turns brown and falls off due to lack of pollination. I guess I need to do some hand pollination.
My dill is growing well. Today I made some paneer and seasoned it with dill and thyme.
The other day I harvested my young lettuce growing near the house. I didn't even plant lettuce there, it just popped up out of
nowhere. What a wonderful suprise! I wanted to let it grow bigger, but the house is getting painted so I had to pick it before it got trampled and painted on. I made a salad with it, along with some nasturtium flowers and leaves, dill, chives, and sunflower sprouts.
As you can tell, I have been enjoying great food from my garden. I am so happy that everything is doing fairly well and I'm already able to harvest some stuff.
Also, I created a flickr account for uploading all of my garden photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/kerousa/
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