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Sunday, August 15, 2010

FIRST (MAJOR) HARVEST…..

Well, the title seems to denigrate the basil harvest pictured and described in THIS POST ON COOKING - if you’re really keen, you can scroll down and have a look.  But, wonderful as basil is, it’s “leaves”...and a garden ought to be producing fruits of one kind or another….even in Bend.
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I’d been pretty confident of a zucchini for some time….but the first couple must not have been properly pollinated, because after a few days of promise, the end turned yellow and the entire fruit withered…..
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However, a few days ago, I was out looking at the little yellow tomato flowers I could see from the kitchen window, and caught a glimpse of darkness at the base of the zucchini plant….when I checked, here is what I found:
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Not just decorative, either….it was delicious!!

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Posted by Earl on 08/15 at 11:07 PM
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