This morning I finally pickled the last bagful of jalapeños from my garden. I had picked them a week ago just before we tore down the garden for the year, and they'd been sitting in the refrigerator since. I'm glad they won't go to waste. I've already dried more than I can probably use.
We ate the last tomato (a Brandywine, my favorite) with supper a couple of nights ago. I didn't get a picture of that. What a sad thought that we won't have another for at least 9 months!
Here are the pretty little pomegranate fruits growing on the dwarf ornamental tree. Since they're not for eating, I may make them into clove studded pomanders for hanging on the Christmas tree. Maybe.
Our big pomegranate tree that's supposed to have edible fruit only ended up with one single fruit this year. It had a lot of flowers but they apparently failed to get pollinated, or something. I still haven't picked the one. How do you know when they're ready?
One other thing of note is happening in the last of the summer plants. One of the banana trees has the beginning of a flower!
I believe pomegranates are ripe when their skin turns red.
ReplyDeleteYour peppers look yummy! Well done!
ReplyDeleteI was under the impression that it is when the first little cracks appear. It's the ones with the swollen cracks that I buy at the farmers market. It means they are juicy and were ready to be picked. BUT, that is the wisdom of this hardcore city girl so do with it what you may.
ReplyDeleteThat is one spectacular banana tree. No cracks or burned edges....beautiful.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful peppers in the jars! You did a fine job!
ReplyDeleteThe last tomato for nine months - I hope you celebrated its life well!
You'll have lots of peppers for the winter! There are so many great ways to use them. The banana tree is beautiful! Is it normal for them to get flowers at this time of the year? I know nothing about growing them obviously. You two really got the most out of your garden!
ReplyDeleteExcept for the pomegranate tree, sounds like you had a good year in the garden!
ReplyDeleteIt is so fun to see your garden results and your garden hopes. My kumquat tree is two years old and no kumquats thus far, same for my guava. I hope your large pomegranate gives you fruit next year! I think your jars are a form of visual art, I can visualize a display of them in an art museum.
ReplyDeletePomegranates! I remember well the first time I had one.
ReplyDeleteLucky you to have them handy as you do.
I have just one Pomegranate growing on a small bush. It will also be inedible, but I love to see them growing.
ReplyDeleteYour pickled jalapenos look beautiful and will make a great present when you are invited somewhere, or want to welcome new neighbours or similar, if you can not eat them all yourselves.
ReplyDeleteWill it really be that long before your next home-grown tomatos? I would have thought that with your warm climate, you'd have more fruit-bearing months than we do over here.
Funny about the pomegranate only having one fruit! The mulberry tree in front of my bedroom window has not one single berry on it this year, and there is another one up the street where my parents live, which is also without berries. I guess that it was too cold and raining too heavily at the time when the trees would have needed pollinating.
I have got 3 tomato plants ( red cherry type) but they have all succumbed to blight!There might be a few fruits that are still ok, but after they are picked that will be it. A shame as they are very tasty! It seems strange reading about growing pomegranates, not something that can be grown here.
ReplyDeleteI know nothing about vegetable gardens. Is this normal? Seems early to me. Friends here are still getting produce as far as I know.
ReplyDeleteYour gardens were a great success this year. I love the look of the canned peppers. Hope to see photos of banana palm flowers.
ReplyDeleteThose peppers are gorgeous! Doesn't it give you a nice feeling of accomplishment to see them in their jars? Good work, lady, on your garden and preserving this year.
ReplyDeleteI'd be tempted to try one of the not-for-eating pomegranates just to see what it tastes like!
ReplyDeletePomegranates? Bananas? Love both but neither grow here in the UK sadly.
ReplyDeletethe jalapeno's look great.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of your garden and the jalapeno's look tasty. One year we "candied" some for burgers and tortillas.
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