Red Gold and Other Gems

I made some delicious strawberry jam.  I ended up with 12 jars.  What a gratifying experience.  For those that want to try out a great recipe, go to the Pomona's Universal Pectin website.  I found the recipe and thought that would be the easiest way to share it with you.  I decided to carve out some time on Thursday evening during the kid's movie night.  I ended up needing more than two hours.  The washing and cutting of the berries takes the longest.  I typed up a post last year about my experience canning.  If you want to check that out here is the link.

Now on to garden talk.  I could not be more pleased with the way our garden is growing.  Some times, actually multiple times a day, I walk out on the back deck and just stare at it.  I love gardening.  Because of having a newborn, breastfeeding or something, I have not really been able to enjoy working hard with a garden in years past.  This new hobby of mine is full of joy and it is so rewarding.  Currently, we are harvesting radishes, red lettuce, snow peas and chives.  Here are a few pictures.

radish

potatoes

sparse, but growing spinach

romaine lettuce

my kale seeds have come up beautifully

one of my garden helpers, Maddie, watering for me

Brussels spouts, lot of different lettuces, kale, red leaf lettuce and rainbow chard

eggplant