Harvesting almost finished
These days, the sun seems weak, but still a sight for sore eyes.
The days are getting short fast, and time is of the essence. The root crops are just coasting now, but warm weather crops that can’t take the cooler temperatures need to be brought in for storage or preserving.
Sweet Meat winter squash.
Styrian Naked Seed Pumpkin.
King apples.
Chestnuts.
More chestnuts.
The absolute last of the sweet corn, with frost nipped husks.
Sometimes the last small ears get fully pollinated, sometimes not. It’s still good though.
There won’t be sticky corn juice on the kitchen window until next year now.
We’ve been enjoying the corn in our scrambled breakfast eggs. A cup of corn is just about right. I have an enormous amount of 8 ounce jam jars, and since I rarely make jam anymore, this was a perfect use of those jars. (Don’t tell the Jar Nazi that I’m freezing corn in jam jars. ) All those lids I have been saving are perfect for this, no need to buy anything, reusable jars and lids – perfect!
Cooler days, and the scent of fresh baked bread cooling – maybe I should make some jam!
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Simple, Green, Frugal Co-op
Mmmmm, I’ll be right over!
Diane, I’ll put you to work straight away!!
I’ll still be right over! I love to work esp when it’s so beautiful. Nothin like a good nights sleep! Enjoy your weekend.
I’m a newbie backyard gardener and have been following your blog all summer. I love the stories you tell and your beautiful photos. I’ve never seen a chestnut like that before; that thing is kinda scary looking. I cannot imagine having so much corn that you would actually take it off the cob! I love love love corn on the cob. Too bad there isn’t a way to store it so you could have roasted ears in the middle of winter. But I guess that’s what makes it so special.
Reading about your farm and your commitment to the land and the animals is inspiring. If life had a redo button and I had a choice, growing up on your farm would be at the top of my list.
Serendippity, thanks – do you mean the chestnut burr? As for the corn, on the cob is definitely a summer treat, when you can run to the house and toss it in some boiling water for a minute and eat it right then.
Let me know if you find one of those redo buttons !!
I follow your blog and marvel at all the good things that can come from a garden.
I just can’t believe it.
I want to grow, preserve, use during the year when there is no growing left.. then start over the next year..
Please keep writing and showing such inspirational pictures and texts!
Caena, thank you so much – you won’t be able to stop gardening once you start!!
Thanks for showing the chestnuts again. I’m fascinated by them since nuts don’t grow here. Well, let me rephrase that since this nut, myself, keeps getting larger with age but those from a tree don’t grow here. Then not much but grass does. Your Styrian Naked Seed Pumpkin has me curious. What does it taste like and is it an heirloom breed? I’m wanting to grow something besides the traditional pumpkin next year.
Holly, the naked seed pumpkin is for the seeds, there isn’t much flesh in these, in Austria these are grown to make pumpkin seed oil. It is an heirloom and there are different varieties available some that are hybrids. For pumpkin pies etc, though I use the Sweet Meat winter squash – it keeps easily until May or June if it is cured and stored properly. No canning, or freezing, just cut open the squash and cook it!!
Great pictures – my fav is the chestnut burr. You are so talented. =)
Oh how you make me wish we had done more gardening this last year! Wonderful images too!
Very nice. Love those chestnuts. I ended up making some chestnut puree(just cook it for 40min, then meashed it like potatoes and add some nutmeg). I still prefer eating them whole.
Man I am so jealous of those chestnuts!
I would also love to hear how you like those Styrian Naked Seed Pumpkins.
I so agree with your Commenters. My lifestyle now that I am retired could not be more different than yours. I’m not a farmer but used to have a small hobby farm with a huge garden. But I never ended up with crops as nice as yours. Don’t ever stop blogging and posting your beautiful pictures. Half your crops I have never heard of or seen but I sure would like to sink my teeth into some of them!
You’re in severe danger of losing your wholesome “G” rating, flaunting them nekked seeded punkins around like that.
How fun to see what chestnuts look like in their husk( if that is the correct term to use)
Your squash look lovely, I’m the only one who’ll eat squash, so grow a variety call sweet dumpling, they are small like a mini pumpkin, but ever so good!
Our early corn we let the cows enjoy the small ears and stalks, but our late corn we were stingy and took everything off and they got the stalks only.
I agree there is something about the aroma of bread that warms a soul.
Love your blog’s new look, I haven’t been able to visit many blogs, due to making the most of our harvest.
Blessings for your weekend,
Kelle
your chestnuts looks like “Little Shop of Horrors” Feed Me, Seymour! haha