My husband is a bit frustrated. He planned to put in his seedlings this weekend and the rain started coming down in torrents. The rain is good for the earth and he didn't lose his seedlings but he still is anxious to get his annual garden going and growing.
We started a real vegetable garden for the first time, last year. It took off wonderfully with more tomatoes than we could hardly use. I made tomato jam, froze slices of tomatoes, and slow baked garlic tomatoes to freeze for later use. We still have a couple bags of tomoatoes in the freezer. The price of tomatoes is often high around here so we had a summer and partial winter of real savings.
Our peach tree is in bloom. We had to trim it back but still hope for a good crop. It was a bumper crop last year. I also froze eight bags of sliced peaches which have come in handy for desserts and smoothies over the winter months.
Our orange and lemon tree still have fruit which we have to finish picking as the blossoms are in full force already. Oh, and I read that a good way to save an over abundance of lemons is to wash them thoroughly and freeze them! According to my information, when you need lemon juice, you take one of your frozen lemons, let it defrost and squeeze it as usual. Because of the freezing, it breaks down the cell walls so the juice is a bit more plentiful and it still tastes fresh. I've done the freezing phase and still have to try the juicing part.
I find the fresh items we enjoy amazing but nothing brings home the miracle of it all as when you see a tiny seed turn into part of your next dinner! God IS good!
Meanwhile, the rain continues . . .
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