Garden Photos From North Vancouver

Check out this email Trixi from North Vancouver sent in:

Hi Mavis, I want to share some of my harvest photos from this year. We had bumper crops of everything and I am almost glad it is winter and we can get a break. Just finishing putting the garden to bed this weekend, I’ll take some pictures of what it looks like now. I can’t believe how much is still growing. Oh, I meant to tell you about the potatoes I grew in the coffee bags. They looked great, but the harvest wasn’t. Too much work for the results too. anyway, here are some pictures of stuff that did work.

Raisins and Grape juice in the making. the raisins are is vacuum, sealed jars and they last forever. I love them, they are sour and so juicy.

Last of the greenhouse harvest.

Red Kuri Squash, I just love the color and the texture of this squash. If you haven’t you should try it.

We started a new bed {of broccoli} in late August, don’t ask me why I felt I needed to grow more of anything, but after it was in I needed to fill it. It goes like this usually, I am reading about pink lemonade blueberries and before you know it a delivery van is filling the driveway with shrubs. My HH (handy husband) builds a bed that is three times bigger than needed.

As I believe that no garden space should ever be empty ( there is a problem with that way of  thinking but I believe you might understand) I filled the rest of the space with broccoli seedlings.  I had no idea what to expect at that late date, but what we got was broccoli with heads the size of a fruit bowl! amazing! Better than any crop we’ve grown before, good thing we love broccoli! Yeah for winter gardening!

~Trixi

{Garden Photos from Fairbanks, Alaska}

A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other peoples pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rock star garden this summer. Keep them coming!

~Mavis

If you would like to have your garden, chicken coop or something you’ve made featured on One Hundred Dollars a Month, here’s what I’m looking for:

• Your Garden Pictures and Tips – I’d especially like to see your garden set ups, growing areas, and know if you are starting seeds indoors this year. If so,  show me some picture of how you are going about it.
• Your Chicken and Chicken Related Stories – Coops, Chicks, Hen’s, Roosters, Eggs, you name it. If it clucks, send us some pictures to share with the world.
• Cool Arts & Crafts – Made from your very own hands with detailed {and well photographed} pictures and instructions.
• Your pictures and stories about your pets. The more pictures and details the better.
• Garage Sale, Thrift Store and Dumpster Diving pictures and the stories behind the treasures you found including how much you paid for them.

If I feature your pictures and the stories behind them on One Hundred Dollars a Month, I will send you a $20.00 gift card to the greatest store in the world: Amazon.com.

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