OT Flower or veggie gardens , how they doing ?

[Pegakafarmgirl]

we planted purple potatoes,,they look good, our oldest son loves them,,

and who was I protecting,,everyone..lol

[Frog42]

Someone TOLD me about it. Wish I had been around back then.

So how much is swampland selling for these days?

[renee]

Purple potato chips.

My fellow community gardeners held an afternoon eat and chat.
I arrived late after work and they bestowed piles of wonderful healthy
food while packing up. I still feel guacamole-bloat.

Apparently the purple broc was a hit.
People who garden are very fine by me.

[SalpalSally]

Purple potato chips.

Y E S!!! I haven't had a potato chip in years. <drooling>

[Howie]

Yes, but look, that drool is still purple!

[Frog42]

Yes, but look, that drool is still purple!

You should send him some if he thinks it's attractive!

[renee]

Sheesh it's August 26th- I am stunned.

My tomato plants still give me fruit, lots of non-firey peppers are
turning red on the plants. No luck with the french fries.

I chopped down the broccoli tree this afternoon and I have sooooo
much flat leaf parsley to play with. The basil is still leafing and nasturtiums
are happy and flowering. Love their tasty flowers and smaller leaves for salad.

Must get some mixed greens seed in the ground for cool weather planting.

I think these community beds are going to be plagued by an annual fungal blight that
likes tomato and squash/cuke leaves.

How I do love my dirt.
It would be so nice to move south for 3-4 months every winter.
Always looking for an angle on how to accomplish that one… :>)

[ssusan]

i LOVE saying purple Peruvian potatoes, (for the illiteraton)and they are yummy!

[Gary]

I have cherry, pear and purple tomatoes yeah I hate 'em but everyone else loves 'em so every year....... I did goof up with radishes beets and taters I though that some really good compost would be a good idea. It was, except I got a little heavy and with so much nitrogen all the tubers (underground stuff) bolted (went to seed) and the sugar peas literally grew themselves to death.

But if anyone needs zucchini just stop by I am getting sick of it. We have about 20 loaves of zucchini bread in the
freezer.

[renee]

Got to get to my garden tomorrow.
It needs some loving.

Found a recipe for potato parsley soup.
Easy and I hope it is good.

Sorry, Gary. I won't make it to the farm for any zucchini.

[Lazarus]

Hi Renee

We grow about a dozen varieties of fingerling and other small potatoes. I hand dig them all! About two acres,

[Howie]

TWO ACRES!!! I would just pass out knowing I had to dig that much ground!!!!

[SalpalSally]

Found a recipe for potato parsley soup.
Easy and I hope it is good.

Sorry, Gary. I won't make it to the farm for any zucchini.

Yum parsley potato soup, with lots of butter/or ICBINB.

[renee]

I LOVE DIRT-
the stuff outside my apartment.

Lazarus, one of these days I am going to take a weekend sojourn to central MA.
Close but far enough away to call an adventure.

I'd like to find your farmers market, meet you and your fine organic purple veggies.
Good health to us all.

[Howie]

That's odd. All my dirt stays inside with me.....