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June Garden 2012

June 26, 2012 by Valerie Lugonja 15 Comments

Taken just before I left for the Okanagan Food and Wine Writer’s Workshop June 14, 2012

I left with a myriad of lettuce ready to harvest and came home to even more! No complaints, but I am a generous person, and would be happy to share.I have lettuce, chive clumps and an abundance of herbs if you live close and would like a little bouquet! It would be my pleasure!

Some may laugh at this, as there are preserves I love to serve, but will not let you take any home; I will teach you how to make them! I get very stingy with my oven roasted tomatoes and my ajvar.

This year, the garden is 9 years old. Our home will be 10 years old September 12. The trees and bushes are maturing. The ants are invading. Did I say ants? What a year! We even took them to NAIT to be identified. I was having nightmares: the Invasion of the Body Snatchers starring ANTS! That will be another post.

For now, enjoy my Spring Garden.

If you don’t know by now, I have a tomato fetish! I have so many varieties planted that I will have to count them again. And you? What is your favourite part of your garden?

Ohhh, the honeyberries should be ready to harvest any day now! Berries in June! I love that early berry harvest!

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  1. living_insanity says

    June 26, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    I love your garden! We planted carrots form seed for the first time this year and we only seem to have one sprout. Are carrots hard to get going? I’m tempted to try again in the fall with more seed.

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    • Valerie says

      June 26, 2012 at 3:08 pm

      Hi, Living Insanity!
      Carrots are easy to grow, but they take a long time to germinate. Are you local? Where do you live and when did you plant them?
      I planted mine the 7th of May and they are only 2 inches high now. A lot of the seeds don’t come up so we plant lots… and then they need lots of watering and weeding and thinning once they come up! But easy peasy to grow! What kind did you plant, too? I planted Nantes…
      🙂
      V

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  2. living_insanity says

    June 26, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    I’m in Maryland and we also planted in May. We planted a rainbow mix of carrots, that has yellow, orange, purple carrots. I did read that the different colors are heady to harvest at different times.

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    • Valerie says

      June 26, 2012 at 3:58 pm

      Well, let’s keep in touch, Living Insanity, and we shall see how our carrots grow. I post my garden once a month – and am crazy about tomatoes, do do a lot about them.
      🙂
      Valerie

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      • living_insanity says

        June 26, 2012 at 4:30 pm

        I try to post to my blog when something new is happening in the garden too. We have about 5 varieties of tomato this year. I’m greedy with our tomato too. I never give them away!

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  3. Carolyn Jung says

    June 26, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    What a beautiful and bountiful garden! I’m envious. My yard is teeny, so I can only grow a few tomato plants. Can’t wait to see all the ones you’ve harvested. 😉

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  4. Barbara says

    June 27, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    Valerie, I adore your garden! And am so jealous I no longer have one. Your herbs are wonderful. I have a small herb garden in my kitchen. Not the same.
    Agree about long roasted tomatoes…love that for lunch.
    My favorite thing was to pull some radishes, rinse them, salt them and eat them still warm form the earth.

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    • Valerie says

      June 27, 2012 at 5:06 pm

      Barbara!
      “Radishes still warm from the earth” is vivid and I just did exactly that this morning!
      🙂
      Valerie

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  5. Kate says

    June 27, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    I’d be more than happy to share with you!

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  6. bellini says

    June 28, 2012 at 4:35 am

    Sor far my little plot in the community garden is thriving despite the lack of sunshine. With all the rain my cucumbers developed mold and I will need to replant them, but otherwise everything else will come up in due time:D Love all the herbs and especially the heirloom tomatoes Valerie!

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  7. Joanne says

    June 28, 2012 at 5:08 am

    The garden is looking great! I love all the variety you’ve stuffed into it!

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  8. Mary says

    June 28, 2012 at 6:09 am

    I am so envious of your garden! I have some herbs growing on my windowsill and rhubarb, garlic and horseradish at my mother’s, but that’s it. I did plant 10 tomatillo plants this year so i can’t wait till they are ready. I did use apricot jam to glue the Battenberg together, at least till it ran out, then I used orange marmalade!

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  9. Lisa says

    June 29, 2012 at 1:08 am

    OK..I admit it, I don’t like lavender or any other ‘flowery’ stuff in my food, BUT – your ice cream looks so fabulous, I know I’d have to try it!

    That said, I live in the NYC metro area..and we’ve had about two or three vicious waves of humidity the past two months – and when do they turn up?? When I need to bake! Murphy’s Law follows me wherever I go lol. On another note..my story is actually true, word for word, so the ‘wild’ part isn’t a ‘wild’ imagination, although it can be wild when it comes to a lot of things ;D

    Finally, did you come to a decision about the cheese challenge yet (being able to participate when it’s possible, instead of every month)?

    Reply
    • Valerie says

      June 29, 2012 at 9:12 am

      Lisa!
      I cannot believe the story is true! OMGosh! I am now completely blown away! Can’t wait for the next episode… of “to be continued” 🙂
      Somehow I never pictured you in NYC. Always in a more pastoral setting with the golfing title… you used to have. And, lastly, yes – no obligation to participate each month. I hope you are in! I have your name in the pot!
      🙂
      Valerie

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  10. ArtKnapp Flowers Penticton says

    November 26, 2012 at 6:27 am

    You have a great garden and fooding items you prepare from the vegetables of your garden is really encouraging for every one.
    Keep it up and keep growing plant with a “Go Green” habit. S

    Special thanks for the descriptions about your food items.

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