Comments on: I grew a zucchini and then I ate it

By: admin

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:07:01 +0000

LOL – oh Ali, how kind of ya to clarify yer spiffy vernacular! Yes, the BC dream is alive and well. I’m sure apples grow here too, just not the incredibly good varieties they get away with.

And yogurt? That’s ambitious man. That requires a cow or goat or something. Otherwise it’s easier to buy. Although I’ve made ricotta at home before, it turned out great.

And I know, North America is one of the WORST offenders when it comes to growing for shipping, although with our influence the phenomenon is no longer limited to here. Hopefully we as consumers can vote for taste with our wallets and make a difference.

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:24:07 +0000

OH YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

You grew FOOD!

Oh yay, happy dancing aways over here!

Funny thing… I just got my hands on a VERY expensive zucchini last week – on sale. Oh the marvels of flavour and taste… Reasons I love traveling, even though it also came from the supermarket. Something about it, maybe just a simple fact of growing for taste rather than cardboard appearances??

Apples, my love. Please grow apples. There is SUCH a difference from organic to non, oh how i’d love to come read under your apple trees. Make my famous apple peach crisp from home grown apples?! Hurry up on yer BC home or borrow space from oh, SOMEONE’S parents ;P and we could make from home-grown apples AND peaches. Want to get a creamer and make butter? I make some seriously good yogurt, yogurt cheese, and soon yogurt icecream.

For everyone else, I call this incredible woman ‘my love’ as a dear friend who I’ve been incredibly blessed to have known so long, and because it’s a bit of English background mixed with travels in South Africa where ‘My love’, ‘My darling’, and other such terms are commonplace. ;P Just a little FYI. Wouldn’t want any strange ideas brewing in the redneck land without backyard chickens.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:21:35 +0000

Truly unreal! My first ‘actual’ harvest. I’m not counting the few radishes that were too hot and rather unimpressive.

By: Meadowwood Garden

Meadowwood Garden — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:05:25 +0000

Congrats! Great feeling, eh?

By: admin

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:58:39 +0000

@ elle – nice. I love squashes too, but apparently our growing season is too short for successful squash growing. Don’t pumpkins take up a ton of room too? This zucchini is supposed to be a meter wide once full grown (3 feet) and it’s still only a quarter of that size.

@ WR – Thanks, me too! Yep, gardens take planning and time and an early start, something that’s hard to do when you’re moving. I hope next year you’re tempted to grow some veggies though – the taste seems well worth it.

By: Water Roots

Water Roots — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:35:55 +0000

Mmmm…that looks so delicious. There’s nothing like eating fresh food. I didn’t have time (or a prepared garden) this year to even think about growing veggies. But next year…we’ll just have to wait and see…

Anyway, I hope you get many more treats from your garden!

By: elle

elle — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:17:15 +0000

ah the lure of zucchini. I too have grown it in years past, however this year I am not. It is so prolific and huge that I just don’t have the space. I’m reserving that for butternut squash and pumpkins.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:54:56 +0000

Are they heirlooms? I hear they take a great deal longer than hybrids. Are they flowering? I’ve got nothing but pretty flowers so far….

By: Teena in Toronto

Teena in Toronto — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:09:27 +0000

Out of eight plants, I only have a couple tomatoes coming out on one