We have been eating lettuce, peas, kale, radishes, and more lettuce for weeks now, and what a season it has been! All of my squashes have grown in leaps and bounds, the tomatoes, green beans, peppers and eggplants have flowers, and I am looking forward to beets and swiss chard and leeks.
This past week I have dipped into my rain barrels to water my veggies and my flowers. I bought sturdy plastic collapsible barrels from an online source, and I am so happy I did. They cost me less than $40.00 each ( compared to the $75.00-$150.00 hard plastic barrels I have seen ) and are working out just fine. I can attach a hose or dip and carry my watering cans. It seems that nature is keeping up by refilling the barrels when I have had to use more than half of their 75 gallons. When winter comes, I can empty them out and fold them up and store them in my basement.
Well, I am off to pick some Kale, which I will braise in a bit of olive oil in which I have already sauteed onions and garlic.....a squeeze of fresh lemon and I am back in my Mom's dining room eating dinner with my family!
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