Happy Thanksgiving! Since today centers around food and the celebration of growing your own food, I will start with my vegetable garden victories. Brussels sprouts and carrots keep providing! If my beet plants had enjoyed more sun and water access, I could be enjoying them too. Oh well, not this year.
Not many in my household really like kale, but it did very well in the garden, so I had to find a recipe that we enjoyed. We tried kale chips. I felt like I was eating paper.
Kale in the garden has frosted a few times since we have ignored it. The frosting has made the kale surprisingly sweet. By blanching or sautéing the kale, we have found a new recipe and tasty vegetable for a quick weekday meal.
Make a note to yourself to add these late-season vegetables to your garden for 2025 if you enjoy any of their fresh flavors. These will last in the garden soil into November when frost improves the flavor. They also make an appropriate addition to your Thanksgiving table! I have more vegetable garden tasks in the next few weeks.
With wintry weather slow to arrive, I only need to attack a few tasks each weekend, perfect for lazy me. Still to do: Mulch strawberry beds after the hard freeze. Add a layer of cut straw to garlic plantings to help insulate the soil and prevent weed germination.
Spread seed of winter rye that will germinate in cold temperatures, anchor soil, and add organics to your soil when you turn it into the bed come spring. With the holidays, I am looking for more co.