A Treat for the Eyes
An aspect of growing your own vegetables that you may not have thought about is that they are very pleasing to the eye. Fresh veggies can be beautiful. The tomatoes, green beans and okra from my garden earlier this year were picture perfect… so I took pictures.
Juliets and Romas
Okra
Green Beans
Wish These Were Mine
To be honest, I did not grow these radishes. I got them from a local fruit and vegetable vendor. I had gone in for lettuce, but when I saw these, I had to have them. They were snow white on the inside, no flaws on the outside, and the radish greens were as crisp as if they had just been pulled from the ground. Radish greens can be used in salads.
How could anything, that were as pretty as these, not be delicious?
Radishes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow, and are ready for the table in just five weeks. There are many varieties, so there is something for everyone’s taste.
My grandmother grew horseradish every couple of years. When she would grind the horseradish in preparation for preserving it, eyes watered all over the neighborhood. I remember it well.
Fresh tastes good.
Besides looking good and being good for you, fresh-from-the-garden vegetables taste so-o-o good.
Green Beans with Bacon and Onion
Fried Green Tomatoes
A couple of my favorites are green beans sauteed with a little bacon and onion and fried green tomatoes… a staple of my childhood that I still love. No cornmeal, though. They have to be dipped in flour with just a sprinkle of salt.
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Nice job Lila! Beautiful food photos…keep up the good work!
Love it Lila!! “When” I get my own house I might give it a go… : ))
Nice, Lila! Any tips on growing spinach? I’ve planted some but it doesn’t seem to be growing very well. My carrots and radishes look good, tho …
Chris,
I planted spinach at the beginning of March. Tiny plants came up, but disappeared just as quickly. I thought it was the huge amount of rain we had, but with everything that went wrong with the garden this season, it could have been any number of things.
I love fresh spinach, and I do want to try it again when I plant in October. Stay tuned. I’ll put the results on the blog.
Hey, you do have an artistic side!
Marty,
We both do, but nothing you paint gets eaten by tomato hornworms. ha!
You might want to paint one though. They are beautiful. Check out this post: http://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/garden-pests-and-problems/the-conqueror-worm/