We Have Broccoli

The garden has changed significantly this week. We have pulled out beans, squash, tomatoes, and cleaned up the whole garden patch.

Our greenhouse shows condensation on the walls and the tomato and pepper plants inside are putting out new growth in the warm climate. Even though this is an artificial climate in the greenhouse, it is what the plants want.

Our experimentation continues on with all of the cole crops we have planted this fall. Bill and I are surprised by the large baseball size broccoli head in our first grow box we planted the broccoli in. This part of the garden is some of my husband's favorite vegetables-Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, and sugar snap peas.

The lettuce is for me and I do not like Iceberg lettuce because it has no nutritional value. I prefer red leaf, Buttercrunch, and Romaine because the loose leaf lettuce is better for us. I do love most of the cole crops and maybe Brussels sprouts will finally make a breakthrough with my taste buds.

For Thanksgiving this year as in years gone by, we will make squash casserole. This is a family favorite and I plan to use some of my patty pan squash in it along with yellow squash from the farmers market.

I admit I did frequent my favorite market for fruit this summer and Rick's is my market whenever I need fruits and vegetables. He buys from the farmers and gets varieties that I don't always see in other stores. He also is my source for information about applying lime in the fall.

The problem with most people is they do not think and they know nothing. Although I have been an organic gardener for 36 almost 37 years, I read all the time and I learn new things everyday.

The garden teaches us to listen to our plants with our eyes and our hearts, not with words. Oh what peace comes from solitude.