Weekly Garden Image, October 18, 2015 – It’s a Wrap. #JerseyFreshLove

This is it. A deep freeze two nights in a row has ended the 2015 gardening season here in the Northwest foothills of New Jersey.

Welcome to the final ‘Garden Update’ of 2015. I’m sure I’ll do a “greatest hits” summary of the season in the coming weeks, but this will be the last weekly […]

Weekly Garden Image, October 10, 2015 – #JerseyFresh

The ‘2015 Tomato Season’ officially comes to an end

Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, October 10, 2015.

The ‘before’ above, the ‘after’ below. The tomato season came to an end, as I pulled what remained of the plants that had been so productive this summer. The fall crop of radishes were also harvested. […]

Weekly Garden Image, October 3, 2015 – #JerseyFresh

Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, October 3, 2015.

It finally rained this past week, and it rained heavily! The first measurable precipitation since September 12, and it lasted for five days…so the garden is soaked! But I made a major harvest prior to the deluge, so I could send my visiting parents on […]

Weekly Garden Image, September 27, 2015

Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, September 27, 2015.

A very late and very quick post this week, as I’ve been super busy spending time with my parents during their annual fall visit to Northwest NJ. We did convert a huge basket of Windy Brow Farms apples into 2 gallons yummy applesauce on Sunday, […]

Weekly Garden Image, September 12, 2015 #JerseyFreshLove

A misty, rain-soaked plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, September 12, 2015.

It’s been a rainy, damp week at the garden, and the fall crops of carrots, radishes, beets and lettuce seem to be liking it this way. With a much warmer week forecast, I think they’ be growing fast & happy! The tomatoes […]

Weekly Garden Image, September 5, 2015 #JerseyFreshLove

Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, September 6, 2015.

It’s been a busy Labor Day weekend so far, and it’s only Sunday. I’ve haven’t managed a lot of ‘lounging around’ due to garden and yard work, and have to run out right now to gather up canning supplies for many, many more jars of […]

Hot! Hot! Hot! #JerseyFreshLove!

The pictures speak for themselves – a handful of #JerseyFresh habanero peppers transformed into a spicy, golden jelly that’s sure to warm your soul on a chilly winter’s eve!

The peppers…

…become the jelly!

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Weekly Garden Image, August 29, 2015 #JerseyFreshLove

Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, August 29, 2015.

And the plants just keep on growing! Another week of major garden harvests! And another week of good growth for the fall planted crops. On Saturday, all the beans, beets, carrots, kohlarbi, lettuce, radishes, and squash are sprouted and growing strong. Just nine weeks until […]