Before, with teepee
Yesterday was the day.
The surest signal of Fall.
The day the teepee came down.
The last of the beans are long finished but only now after a few days of rain and autumn chill am I resigned to taking down the teepee for the season. The transition to winter gardening has officially begun.
Also in true autumn fashion, after the record size beans harvested this year I saved some seeds for next.
After, without teepee
Not all of my gardening this year has been riddled with blunders and mystery. In fact, I’m rather proud of how much food I’ve cultivated in the garden as a novice gardener.
Below is some of the bountiful harvest I have been enjoying all summer, often in a quick and healthy stirfry.*
Yellow bush beans, green pole beans and snow peas
Tomatoes, green and yellow wax beans and broccoli
Carrots, rhubarb, mint and parsley
A tiny fraction of the beet greens I've harvested this year
Three of my largest heads of garlic, approx. 3" diameter
Carrots still in the ground, yet to be savoured
A full head of broccoli is a beautiful sight to behold
The rhubarb patch after the first harvest -- can you see a difference?!
*Note: All it takes to make a delicious stirfry is a little (or more) organic butter or cold pressed olive oil (both are optimal sources of the good fat you need in your diet), a bit of this and that — whatever you have on hand from the garden. Add a dash of salt and a squeeze of citrus and you have a quick, healthy dinner.
Verdict in two words: Yum. Yum.
Hey, how long is yours? I mean your longest green bean, of course. Seemingly overnight, my pole beans have begun to come in, in droves.
Not only are they great in number, they are huge! I have never actually seen green beans this big before. I was so amazed, I actually measured the longest one I’ve picked so far and it’s 9 inches long. It’s a beauty…and it was delicious.
Check it out…
In the following image, snow peas are on the left, green pole beans on the right, and regular crack-open-the-pod-and-eat-them-right-there peas are the darker green ones in front.
