My Cousin Chris’ Garden Tips for Delicious Vegetables

Green vibrancy, Chris’ vegetable patch hums with yum. His passion finds its way into every row, joy lingers on every vine, and the reward arrives in delicious vegetables—blue-ribbon marvels!

Autumn leaves become a tablecloth for tomorrow’s feast. By spring the leaves are swept aside, leaving room for posthole-dug homes, each plant welcomed with compost rich in coffee grounds and eggshells. Folded weed cloth, a « fresh » tablecloth of leaves, a crown of real steer manure, then drip lines, sturdy stakes, and construction-wire cages complete the scene.

No mystery, only care, patience, and a gardener who knows that generous hands coax extraordinary harvests. Chris shares his know how freely— and his bounty.

now, Chris my readers, and I would like your recipes for sun-dried tomatoes, and marinara sauce. Please indulgence us in your secrets!

M some of the photos were taken by Chris



Comments

8 responses to “My Cousin Chris’ Garden Tips for Delicious Vegetables”

  1. Cynthia Thompson

    Skilled hands in nature! How beautiful and bountiful. Blessings

    1. Indeed!

  2. Diogenes

    These tomatoes look wonderful! I am sure they are filled with flavor, unlike many supermarket tomatoes. Hoping to see some recipes here.
    And Interesting to see them drying in the sun!

  3. Kathie B.

    Isn’t botany wonderful?!?! Soil science, too.

    As long as the climate cooperates…

  4. Marilyn Miller

    Oh my, but those tomatoes look soooo good. Sun dried tomatoes would be amazing!

    1. Oh every bite is delicious

  5. Such a beautiful garden! I’ve started gardening again the past couple of years and it is so therapeutic. My little plot starts out looking kind of trashy: I spread out lots of broken down cardboard boxes (that have been collecting for months outside my garden gate) to block grass and weeds and preserve moisture then I plant in the spaces I’ve left between them. When I could get around to it, which took months, I scattered old horse hay, then over that some mulch from the dead trees that were cut on our property and it’s just now starting to look kind of tidy. The worms absolutely love the cardboard and throw parties under there. We have used the Frugal Gourmet red sauce for years. But in summer months it’s a bit much.

    1. ❤️

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