One of the things we were most excited about home ownership was finally being able to grow some edibles. We tried beets, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, peas, herbs, and cucumbers. Our results were mixed. The peas and cucumbers died within weeks of transplanting them outside. The zucchini flowered but never zucchinied. One beet survived in a pot. I grated the little guy over a salad. It was enough to turn the dressing pink. The peppers did OK, I think we got about five off of three plants. The greenies went into a salsa and the reds went into a shrimp and spinach and brown rice concoction. The cherry tomatoes were a big success, we ate them by the handful and had plenty for salsa.
we inherited an apple tree in the back yard as well. The squirrels got most of them but we had enough for Liz to make a crisp for us and one for the neighbors.
The mint garnish came from the garden as well. The rest of the basil and thyme went into pesto. Some made its way onto this salmon and we froze a nice batch as well.
I do not believe our farm was cost effective compared to what we'd have paid at the grocery store, after buying all the planters and soil we'll probably break even around 2012 if we keep at it. It was fairly fun either way and we were proud of our meager yet tasty harvest.
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