The garden harvest is just about to begin. This is the time that everyone dreams of, when you're inundated with never-ending streams of zucchini and tomatoes. There have only been a few zucchini so far, so they're still a treat. Come August, I'll be passing them out to anyone walking by on the street, I think.
In the meantime, there are seeds to dry from the spring garden. The chamomile is a new addition to my garden this year, thanks to a seed gift from my in laws. I'll save all the flowers as they bloom, and then let them dry to use in teas. I have fond memories of chamomile, because it's popular in Germany as a soothing, healing tea. I had the impression from Germans that chamomile tea cures stomachaches, headaches, stubbed toes, flu, and pretty much any other ailment you can think of.
My not-so-fancy drying station is my living room shelf. That's one of the points about living in a small home - there's no spare rooms. So my seeds dry in the living room, my miter saw lives on the bedroom shelf, and my hand tools are stored under the bed. It's a cozy way to live.
4 comments:
Glad that the chamomile is producing results. In my UK garden the strawberries are beginning to ripen so soon we'll be getting out the strawberry recipes. A few of the strawberry plants are outside the protective netting and the blackbirds are certainly enjoying those. They seem to prefer their strawberries a little under-ripe.
you don't have any problems with the cat or dog accidentally knocking over the seeds? (I imagine the other objects are safer)
One year we had zucchini and we solved our excess problem by sneaking by Daughter #2's house (who was in Albuquerque at the time) and dropping bags of zucchini on their doorstep when they weren't paying attention.
Uncle de-I, what a creative solution. I will remember that in the future - watch out, neighbors!
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