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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2010 16:23:12 GMT
I harvested some tomatillos this morning and some baby green beans,little haricots,will have them tonight with something,steamed lightly with butter and a squeeze of lemon juice. My tomatoes are almost ready,I hope my husband doesn't neglect them while I'm out of town.  Looking forward to fresh asparagus up in NY and with any luck, some fiddleheads!!!  I am thrilled to hear about your radishes Rikita!!  |
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Post by lola on May 8, 2010 18:33:01 GMT
We've had the first of our garden's strawberries the past few days. So nice.
Harvesting mesclun and rocket/arugula now to make way for another round.
Wait. Was that a yucky face next to fiddleheads, casimira? I've never tried them.
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Post by hwinpp on May 13, 2010 8:10:23 GMT
We bought our first two kg of mangosteens on Monday. They're gone already ;D
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Post by bixaorellana on May 13, 2010 16:39:10 GMT
Oooooooo ~~ that is something I've always wanted to try. Wikipedia says, "...the fragrant edible flesh can be described as sweet and tangy, citrusy with peach flavor and texture."
True?
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Post by hwinpp on May 27, 2010 9:30:50 GMT
True. Possibly one of the best fruits IMO. Right up there with cherries and peaches.
But they're difficult to export because they're very difficult to transport.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 27, 2010 15:22:39 GMT
I am going to hold out hope. Mangosteens are grown in Mexico and it was in this country that I first ate lychee and rambutan.
Different kinds of pineapples appear in waves here. The one I bought Monday the vendor swore was very sweet and "would not burn the mouth". That was true, but I felt it lacked some of the true fresh pineapple character.
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Post by hwinpp on May 29, 2010 3:32:35 GMT
Yesterday we bought the first plump and juicy and sweet lychees of the season. I had them slightly chilled when I got home from work.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 29, 2010 4:00:11 GMT
I need to go to the big downtown market to see if they have any lychees. For whatever reason, they're always sold by young men with wheelbarrows full of them.
There are still lots of mangoes here, with one kind nudging out another as the season progresses.
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Post by hwinpp on May 29, 2010 5:46:09 GMT
... There are still lots of mangoes here, with one kind nudging out another as the season progresses. Same here. The sweet and expensive ones are slowly disappearing but the sour ones haven't yet exploded on the sidewalks yet. |
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Post by rikita on May 30, 2010 19:26:54 GMT
still only radishes on my balcony but there are some green tomatos (not enough sun yet for them to turn red though and the chrysantemum salad is growing too.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 30, 2010 22:04:38 GMT
...There are still lots of mangoes here, with one kind nudging out another as the season progresses. Same here. The sweet and expensive ones are slowly disappearing but the sour ones haven't yet exploded on the sidewalks yet. And for goodness sakes, let's hope they don't!  still only radishes on my balcony but there are some green tomatos (not enough sun yet for them to turn red though and the chrysantemum salad is growing too. Did you know that tomatoes ripen in the dark? If you think they are pretty much ripe, you pick them, then put them in a paper bag or in a drawer & let them turn red. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2010 17:44:09 GMT
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Post by rikita on Jun 1, 2010 18:57:06 GMT
i wish i lived soemwhere where tasty things are in season for more than a couple of months per year... the first picture made me hungry...
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Post by hwinpp on Jun 2, 2010 4:21:40 GMT
What great stuff you have there, Cas!
Are those peaches at the top or nectarines? I can get neither here so there is some wishful thinking involved...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2010 12:19:03 GMT
Yes,HW, the top pic is peaches,just coming in,several varieties. Am making peach ice cream later today.... These are fresh picked red beans (kidney beans). I had never seen them fresh only dried.  |
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 2, 2010 18:31:31 GMT
Hmmm. Maybe fresh red beans would be tastier than dried. (heresy, I know)
Beautiful produce & pictures! I almost wept looking at the okra.
Are the blue things plums or blueberries?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2010 18:34:19 GMT
Yes,blueberries. Don't see plums here locally,don't think they grow here.
Yes,they had two different varieties of okra,a small,baby okra and the generic.
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Post by rikita on Jun 17, 2010 22:18:57 GMT
today i ate the first tomato from my balcony. a yellow one.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 17, 2010 23:06:47 GMT
Farmer Rikita! That's great.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2010 21:49:12 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 30, 2010 21:15:32 GMT
The produce is beautiful, Casimira, but I can see evidence on it of all the rain you've had there. Are any of the vendors complaining about crop problems because of it?
The peaches are gorgeous, as is the little peach enjoying one.
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Post by rikita on Jul 5, 2010 23:21:44 GMT
my mom gave me a cucumber from her greenhouse today. and i have some more red tomatoes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2010 14:19:57 GMT
Bixa,didn't see this until just now,sorry. Yes,the produce is clearly showing evidence of all the rain we've been having.  However,it has not harmed this years fig crop!!!  |
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 8, 2010 18:12:55 GMT
*rushes away from the computer, weeping copiously*
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2010 18:26:13 GMT
Bixa, will figs not grow there? I feel badly when I post these because I know how much you love them. |
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 8, 2010 18:32:04 GMT
Actually, they will grow, and I abandoned a tree at my last house. However, you hardly ever see a fig tree and never see fresh ones for sale. That's because the figs are sold green to be made into an insanely cloying compote.
The last time I had fresh figs was when I attended a yard sale in the heart of Xoxo. The people there had two fig trees and kindly shared the few figs on them with me.
I don't know if trees planted here would ever attain the monumental gorgeousness of the ones in Louisiana. However, after seeing your last post, I'm thinking seriously about planting one in this yard. I do worry about having enough irrigation for it in the dry months, though.
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Post by fumobici on Jul 9, 2010 2:17:50 GMT
My fig tree which I took for dead has finally sent out some tentative new growth.
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Post by imec on Jul 9, 2010 3:18:30 GMT
Me belly is presently full of these...   |
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 9, 2010 3:22:12 GMT
Hooray, Fumobici! Was it damaged by winter weather?
Those are jewels, Imec, absolute jewels.
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Post by fumobici on Jul 9, 2010 4:15:06 GMT
Yes quite, although it wasn't a particularly harsh Winter. We are at pretty much the northern limit for growing figs here so we expect some Winter damage and accept it as normal.
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