Weekly Garden Image, October 10, 2015 – #JerseyFresh

The ‘2015 Tomato Season’ officially comes to an end

Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, October 10, 2015.

The ‘before’ above, the ‘after’ below. The tomato season came to an end, as I pulled what remained of the plants that had been so productive this summer. The fall crop of radishes were also harvested. […]

Weekly Garden Image, October 3, 2015 – #JerseyFresh

Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, October 3, 2015.

It finally rained this past week, and it rained heavily! The first measurable precipitation since September 12, and it lasted for five days…so the garden is soaked! But I made a major harvest prior to the deluge, so I could send my visiting parents on […]

Weekly Garden Image, September 27, 2015

Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, September 27, 2015.

A very late and very quick post this week, as I’ve been super busy spending time with my parents during their annual fall visit to Northwest NJ. We did convert a huge basket of Windy Brow Farms apples into 2 gallons yummy applesauce on Sunday, […]

Weekly Garden Image, September 19, 2015 #JerseyFreshLove

Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden – Saturday, September 19, 2015.

Sorry I’m late in posting this, but I’ve been busy with house guests over the past few days. It appears the 2015 tomato season is finally winding down, and with nearly perfect weather, what a great season it was! That means fall peppers, […]

Weekly Garden Image, September 12, 2015 #JerseyFreshLove

A misty, rain-soaked plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, September 12, 2015.

It’s been a rainy, damp week at the garden, and the fall crops of carrots, radishes, beets and lettuce seem to be liking it this way. With a much warmer week forecast, I think they’ be growing fast & happy! The tomatoes […]

Hot! Hot! Hot! #JerseyFreshLove!

The pictures speak for themselves – a handful of #JerseyFresh habanero peppers transformed into a spicy, golden jelly that’s sure to warm your soul on a chilly winter’s eve!

The peppers…

…become the jelly!

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Weekly Garden Image, August 29, 2015 #JerseyFreshLove

Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, August 29, 2015.

And the plants just keep on growing! Another week of major garden harvests! And another week of good growth for the fall planted crops. On Saturday, all the beans, beets, carrots, kohlarbi, lettuce, radishes, and squash are sprouted and growing strong. Just nine weeks until […]

Weekly Garden Image, August 22, 2015: Yes. We. Canned! #JerseyFreshLove

Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, August 22, 2015.

The 2015 garden season continues strong – and wet, and hot! Weather all year has been nearly perfect, if anything maybe a little too wet, especially this week. A freak downpour Thursday night dumped over two inches of rain in a couple of hours on […]