The garden has been producing lots of veggies. I have frozen lots of green beans already and am continually challenged to find ways to use the zucchini. This year I planted several types of melons and am pleasantly surprised that they are ripening in our cool coastal climate. This one, “Sweet ‘n Early” from Burpee’s, is small — perfect for our situation where there are only two of us to enjoy the harvest.
These are an assortment of the colors the Rainbow assortment of carrots produced. For the most part, there seems to be little difference in taste. And the purple one is typical orange when peeled. But they do add a bit of interesting color to the salads.
Another thing tried for the first time is celery. It is hard to appreciate how much larger than the trimmed ones in the grocery stores. They are on a 4 foot diameter table in the photo to provide a reference for size. And just for fun, I tried a red stemmed variety as well as the sort we always see in the store. Again, it adds a little extra color to the salads. But the outer stems have more pronounced ribs and a bit tougher.
