The Waverly Community GardenWell, the end of August is rapidly approaching and with it the end of summer. I can't help but think that I could have spent a little more time in the sun or on the water. What could I have possibly been doing rather than spending time sunbathing ? Well, gardening, of course! We have a vegetable garden behind our garage and we have also been working in the Waverly community garden.
Our garden - squash is creeping into the yard...Everything is in full swing now - we have been inundated with zucchini, some are as big as my thigh! Of course its the season where everybody who leaves their car unlocked gets a free squash, but even still I have been making lots of zucchini bread. We also have been getting a fair amount of acorn squash, patty pan squash and decorative gourds, as you can see below.
You wouldn't believe how many different meals you can make under the general category of "stuffed squash." I just picked another batch of delicious pole beans from our garden - I love eating them right off the plant. Max likes to eat them too, although he just eats the beans out of the pod. 
Beans, beans the musical fruit..We have lots of beautiful, plump tomatoes - trouble is, they are mostly still green! Hopefully they will ripen soon, or I'll be making green salsa this fall.
Our pumpkins are coming along very well, and I'm hoping to have another banner year of pumpkin carving and pie making (and eating). Nate and I have learned a lot this summer about gardening in this area. Its certainly different than NC and we've had to get used to things growing a lot more slowly up here. But we haven't had to water nearly as much - so that's a good thing. Nate just planted some fall carrots at the community garden and hopes to plant some garlic as well.
Well, I've got to go and find some more unlocked cars...want any squash?
