A little more

We're now at a little over 46 lbs of produce donated now. The container garden has supplied the bulk of this produce, but as the plants in the LBC garden mature and begin to produce, they'll begin to make a larger proportional contribution. I've set a goal of 100 pounds of produce for this year; I don't know if that is a reasonable goal, but it certainly could be. I've also taken a few things here and there from my own garden -mostly things of which we have plenty and can therefore do without.

And speaking of my garden, here are a few looks at what's growing there. I have to say, the plot is much smaller now than when I started planting it...

I've got an abundance of these little currant tomatoes. I'm not partial to tomatoes generally, but these are quite good. Note their size!

I've harvested many pounds of goldenberries by this time. Wow, these plants are producing so well. It seems like every evening I go out to the garden and find another couple dozen have ripened.

I've taken several dozen and strung them up to dry (and, for some, ripen up completely) in the garage. Fresh or “raisinified”, they're delicious. I took some and dipped them in chocolate; that came out pretty well. I'll have to make a few batches to send off for Christmas gifts.

Here is a look at what we call our “Godiva” gourds- so called because the seeds, having no hard hull, are “naked”.


We let the gourds grow to maturity, then pull out all the seeds (the flesh goes into the compost heap, naturally). Then we clean them, give them a salt bath and roast them. This is an especially welcome treat for our little girl who, owing to a nut allergy, can't otherwise have any kind of nuts at all.

This irksome looking beast is called a “lytchi tomato”.



While it is in the Nightshade family -as are tomatoes- it is no kind of tomato in reality. It's much closer, botany-wise, to the eggplant, its genus being Solanum (species sisymbriifolium). The fruits are small red berries and they have a mildly sweet flavor.

And here is a look at some peppers I have growing.