The Beginning

I love our growing season.In the beginning there are herbs, radishes, chard & broccoli.




Growing Herbs for Beginners on Facebook asked me to post tonite's supper recipe.
However, most of our suppers are so simple, they don't require a recipe...












Here it is:

Salad
Lettuce of choice...tonite it was Iceberg, my garden lettuce is wilting & I admittedly love the crunch of Iceberg
Pitted Kalamata olives, chopped tomato, carrot, drizzled with WHITE Balsamic vinegar...much more pleasing to the eye!

Shrimp
Large pink Publix shrimp, smothered in EVOO, and freshly chopped garlic, roast in oven at 500 til all pink

Ground Beef Patties...
Put in large zippy bag, add seasonings, garlic powder, onion, teriaki sauce tonite.
Place on stovetop or grill and let em cook til done...
I add large slices of onion & the swiss chard when burgers almost done



Potatoes(my favorite, but don't eat too many!)
Gourmet(small) new potatoes...from garden. Cut into 1/4's, drizzle with EVOO,
add freshly cut thyme leaves, rosemary leaves, and flat leaf parsley...
Watch the carb cravers come!!!

Thyme co-habitating with perennial sage

A few goodies from the Home Garden

Are you smarter than a 3rd grader?

The answer is no, just older!

First, don't forget to vote for your favorite porch setup as posted on November 3rd

"Porches on Parade"

You may vote until November 12th, but why wait? All 3 styles reflect the unique personalities of the designers.

I was invited to speak to a group of 120 Third Graders at Lake Forest Hills elementary school this week. Though flattered, I was so nervous! They are studying herbs, so I gave an overview of gardening & herbs...

Sharing some of thier questions:

• What is your favorite flower? Nasturtium



• Your favorite tool? The Claw



• Do you use fertilizer? Yes, mostly organic and Llama poop (big laugh)!



• How much would you charge to make a garden? Hmmmm. depends on how big it is!

The teacher came by that afternoon bearing a gift certificate and 3 packs of nasturtium seeds! Great time with these kids, but I need more practice...my confidence level is much higher with adults...strange.

Well, to turn that around I am working on a Spring Garden Camp for Kids.

Not sure about details, but open to suggestions...

Blessings from the Garden.

ML