Today was fall harvest day for the squash.
The big green striped squash are Sonoran squash. Believe it or not, we didn’t plant any. We planted all butternut. But the butternut these came from were growing close to Sonoran squash, and I understand that they can cross-breed. I guess this is evidence of that.
After harvest, we put in a second bed of garlic and shallots for next year. Brad is getting very good at the alliums.
While we were planting, we heard the first sandhill cranes of the season flying overhead. A definite sign that fall is here!
Our tomatoes are still producing prolifically, and I have fall crops of lettuce and spinach coming up.
It is also apple time.
We’ll be making lots of apple pie filling, applesauce, and hopefully apple butter in the next week or two.
That’s about it from here on the homestead for now! :)
Sonoran + Butternut + Genetic pressure = Squashed [as in together]
Do you and Brad sleep? OER, building, electrifying, tiling, gardening, presenting at conferences, … Whew!
Is “Sound of Music” the latest movie you’ve seen?
Mmmmmm. MMMMMMMmmmmm. MMmmmmm.
I just made curry butternut squash soup and am dying for some more. I’m also in the mood for acorn squash. Bill hates anything that even sounds like squash!
Did I tell you I grew up in an apple orchard and thought I’d never want to see another apple? We had apple everything from the “seconds.” I was wrong. Love ’em!
Enjoy!
I too hate squash but love butternut! (I’m not sure what I’m going to do with those big Sonoran squash except make something pumpkin bread.)
Didn’t know you grew up in an apple orchard! I’ll say this canning stuff is a lot of work, but gratifying too.