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Hi, my name is Suanne and I am writing this blog to share some of the tips and recipes I have learned or created with our backyard garden. The garden itself is actually my husband John's but we have had a garden for over 25 years so I have picked up some garden knowledge along the way. We live in Austin, Texas so we are blessed with a year long growing season. We always have something to eat from the garden and this pretty much dictates what we eat. All of our meals are planned around what happens to be growing at the time. One of the biggest challenges is what I like to call crop maintenance. What to do with all of the vegetables? Beyond sharing with the neighbors and friends I am always trying creative approaches to preparing the bounty. So the blog seemed like a good way to both keep track of and share my recipes.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

August

well it is August and not much is growing. John tried something new this year and planted Arugula just after the summer solstice. He did it as an experiment to see if it would grow. Usually Arugula will start to bolt as the days get longer. But after the solstice the days get shorter. At any rate it has been a success for the most part - we have had arugula since Mid July which is nice because almost everything else he pulled up except the peppers. The best producing peppers now are the Anaheims which as also called hatch in New Mexico - these are the best for roasting and peeling.

I have been putting them in quiches, eggs and I made some green chili mashed potatoes that were yummy.
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