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A Final Moment, Frozen in Time
Posted by Nerdyy
March - Sometimes cold, sometimes warm, sometimes hot; but always mysterious, captivating, and forever gorgeous.
Green!
Posted by Nerdyy
Another inflexion, right at the cusp of Winter and Spring, and thus a more hopeful one; but by God you are early!!
- Shelley, Ode to the West Wind.
"The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?"- Shelley, Ode to the West Wind.
Perky !!
Posted by Nerdyy
The indestructible Parsley - to hell with winter, to hell with snow, to hell with subzero temps - Ms Perky Parsley will survive.
Not so fast Ms. Perky Parsley - I'm gonna eat you tonight !!
Bereavement Notice
Posted by Nerdyy
It is with extreme sadness that I report the imminent passing away of one of our dearest friends - The demise is scheduled to happen sometime tonight before the morning light shines on the world. Our friend NOVEMBER SUMMER will be no more.
RIP
RIP
Curry Plant
Posted by Nerdyy
Or as I typoed once "Pant" LOL ... this baby has sure grown up a lot in the last year. The juxtaposition of the greenery outside and the Curry Plant indoors is also fascinating - just another reason to enjoy this season so much :D
Just as an FYI - this plant (and the Meyer Lemon plant) were the catalysts for the start of a beautiful friendship with Ms Invisible :P
Just as an FYI - this plant (and the Meyer Lemon plant) were the catalysts for the start of a beautiful friendship with Ms Invisible :P
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Meyer Lemon Blossoms
Posted by Nerdyy
Early Spring Plantings
Posted by Nerdyy
I'm sure my regular readers are well aware of my passion for my edible garden :D - Well its mid-April and this year I decided to plant some lettuce and spinach in addition to the standard strawberries.
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Welcome Gorjus :D
Posted by Nerdyy
Well - Hello there ... Been a while since we last met :wink
The Crocus - always the first bloom of Spring
The Crocus - always the first bloom of Spring
New Harvest - Fresh off the Vine
Posted by Nerdyy
That's at least ten pounds that I picked today morning :O Time to make some marinara sauce and maybe some bolognese too :P
Garden Goodies
Posted by Nerdyy
:O yes yes I know my posts nowadays are infrequent - I barely have time to hang out anywhere but such is life - sometimes you just get busy :P
Here's a buncha stuff from my garden - all very colorful
I grew cucumbers this year and they turned out quite well - unfortunately the late dry spell meant that not too many flowers fruited ... and a squirrel ate some of them too :O. The green tomatoes are called Green Zebras and they are green even when they are ripe - they have yellowish tinge stripes when they ripen - and they are absolutely delicious :D
More Cherokees.
And Yellow Pear tomatoes - a late bloomer this year :D
Here's a buncha stuff from my garden - all very colorful
I grew cucumbers this year and they turned out quite well - unfortunately the late dry spell meant that not too many flowers fruited ... and a squirrel ate some of them too :O. The green tomatoes are called Green Zebras and they are green even when they are ripe - they have yellowish tinge stripes when they ripen - and they are absolutely delicious :D
More Cherokees.
More Strawberries
Posted by Nerdyy
Everbearing Strawberries :D ... the yellow flowers on the side are marigolds - beneficial plant for strawberries .. you can also use them if you do pooja in the house :P
Mirchi Lagi :wink
Posted by Nerdyy
I've had a lot of posts about tomatoes - well here are some mirchis - the red ones are some asian variety and they are HOT, the large green ones are serranos and the sorry looking skinny on is a cayenne - that plant is not doing too well.
Tomato n Basil Salad
Posted by Nerdyy
Ingredients: Home grown tomatoes, home grown basil, sprinkle of extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and tellicherry pepper (pic taken before pepper was added). Enjoy !
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Plate
Posted by Nerdyy
The two on the edge of the plate are Early Girls - both the Celebrity and the Cherokee decided to upstage Ms Early Girl (with respect to the first fruit :P)
All Grown Up Tomato Plant
Posted by Nerdyy
The side of the deck comes up to just under my belly button so you can imagine how tall this plant has become - and its only July :O
Tomatoes - Part Two
Posted by Nerdyy
A different varietal from the one I had posted before, these are called Celebrity and they are a deterministic hybrid i.e. deterministic in the size of the plant. The last time I had grown these the fruits turned out to be one-fifth this size - so yeah I'm quite happy about this season so far. It was cool and wet during the first part of the growing season followed by hot and wet - with the excessively hot days just restricted to one week (this past week) - all in all great weather so far. The one on the left weighs about a pound and the other one about half a pound :D
So what do you do when you have a bunch of tomatoes fresh off you own vines :O Eat them of course - here is a classic recipe.
Panzanella:
About 2-3 pounds of fresh ripe tomatoes
Half a loaf of stale (day or two old) bread
One red onion sliced
Basil leaves julienned
Extra Virgin Olive oil and Red Wine Vinegar
Sea Salt and Tellicherry Pepper
Dice the tomatoes into large chunks as well as the bread. Mix all the ingredients together (except oil and vinegar). Toss in oil and vinegar, add salt and pepper to taste. Very simple but extremely delicious.
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