October 15, 2025
gem
cooking, farm, garden
garden, green salsa, tomatillo, tomatillos, vegetable
Batch 4 (or so) of the year. The tomatillas had very good production.



Who knows, we may squeeze out another batch before the garden winters.
October 15, 2025
gem
farm, garden
Brussels sprouts, carrots, garden, gardening, peppers, tomato, vegetables

Fresh peppers in late September. Peppers? Peppers!!

Did you see the September summer squash? A volunteer!

With an unwelcome visitor.

Two tiny carrots.

And the only Brussels sprouts that survived the flea beetles (no pesticide).

A reminder why growing a garden is a great idea.

September 18, 2025
gem
flowers, garden, travel
christian, garden, Jardim Botânico, monkies, São Paulo, Spring


The monkeys were making lots of noise.


But the Spring was pretty quiet.






I found my statue in São Paulo.





We saw capybaras…kinda


Special thanks to Christian for showing us around.
September 18, 2025
gem
cooking, food, garden
beans, garden, habañeros, hot sauce, jalapenos, vegetables
So many beans and so many peppers. But the last of the tomatillos.



Lets make salsa verde.


And then lets make habañero sauce for Eli.






Powerful enough to strip the pot.

We leave you with the pretty part of the garden.






August 21, 2025
gem
farm, food
farm, garden, iulie, vegetables
Oh man is the garden productive!







August 21, 2025
gem
cooking, farm
corn, garden, musk melon, vegetables
The highlight of the 2025 garden is lots of great musk melons. The corn is also solid this year.




August 2, 2025
gem
farm, food
garden, vegetables
The garden is going.

August 2, 2025
gem
farm, nature
farm, garden, vegetables
Putting the garden in early this year (May 1) yields quick results.




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