Every year our garden changes. We live in a climate that throws new weather patterns at us each season, we are still making small improvements, and I love to try new things!
Last season we put a bunch of new plants into the garden. I already reflected on some of them but got busy with the season and missed some, so here is that reflection.
Walking Stick Kale- Grew about 4 feet tall, dried the leaves for soup. The stalks dried but we didn’t find a use for them.
Collard tree- one location didn’t work out, trying a new location this year.
Ground Cherry- No one seemed to like the fruity flavor of these fresh, found out they are very interesting when dried.
Tomatillo- Wasn’t as productive as we were hoping, growing more this year.
Luffa Gourd- Didn’t like the taste or texture of these used green for eating, Harvest before freeze and used to oven to dry out as sponges.
Borage- Beautiful bright blue flowers, very prickly plant. Enjoyed having it growing.
Artichoke- Did not get a usable vegetable, but had a stunning flower.
Melons and Pumpkins- Still figuring out how to successfully grow these.
Glass Gem Corn- These got super tall and were so fun to have around during harvest season! Dried and stored them, haven’t tried grinding them into corn meal yet but plan to soon.
