Giant zucchini season is officially here! I told y'all I could grow massive zucchinis, and the garden is finally delivering. Today's haul: a hefty 4.47 pounds! It’s not quite my all-time 7-pound record breaker, but it’s definitely a solid start to
Happy Sunday FUNDAY! Though I dropped the ball & left this post in drafts... My B! This Sunday I showed off my green onions - never had much luck growing them before, but by switching from in-ground to pots I'm realizing how EASY they are! And as a
Check out my latest update below!
This week I got impatient with my potatoes and harvested a bag early - don't fall for the same mistake! And if you live in Minnesota, you know the heatwave continued all week, and wildfire smoke blanketed the TC area after coming down from the BWCA. Stay safe &
I've said it before - one of the reasons I garden is to save a few dollars at the grocery store. I figure every dollars worth of veggies I harvest is worth it, both for the fresh produce and the financial savings. So this week I had a MASSIVE
It's Sunday FUNDAY! I'm officially hitting the mid-summer reset button here on St. Paul's East Side. Round one of the cool-season crops is wrapped up, which means it’s time for succession planting. I’ve cleared out the dying pea vines, harvested
I'm planning to change things up a little bit, and maybe only post to the website once or twice a week and focus more on fresh content for the Phalen Plot YouTube channel. This week, I checked in on my cucumber patch which has recovered significantly from the
Happy Sunday Funday and 4th of July weekend! Yesterday's harvest brought in 21.5 ounces, and this morning added another 14.5 ounces. That puts the running total at 60 ounces—just shy of 4 pounds of fresh raspberries in less than two weeks. I'll try
Here's a great start to the weekend: the first raspberry harvest of the season! Got out into the garden for a quick this morning and the raspberries are absolutely booming. I managed to pick almost 6 oz worth today! Seriously, every time I peel back the branches, I&
Friday night, a snap hail storm absolutely walloped my garden on St. Paul’s East Side. The cucumber vines are practically shot, so I planted some extra seeds as an insurance policy. On the bright side, the greens are pushing through, the zucchini is recovering, and the raspberries are almost
Fresh basil is absolutely thriving in my 'little' garden on St. Paul's East Side, which means it’s time for some homemade pesto! I LOVE making homemade pesto with fresh grown basil... Forget the store-bought stuff—this is 5-ingredient simplicity at its finest. All
Some DECENT sized hail rained down on us around 5:30-6:00 PM tonight. Absolutely destroyed my cucumber. Check the video below for the flash report.