Butter Squash

The yellow squash is completely gone, this week we have a new butter squash with unique shape. It is the second generation growing off the seeds from grocery store fresh produce, a good way to recycle.

Harvest of the day

Harvest of the day: basil, squash, parsley, mint, and okra. I'm thinking to get some sweet potato leaves, but I've put too much fertilizer few days ago, ended up killing it...too bad the leaves turn brown.
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This Week Harvest

The cherry tomatoes are still very productive, it's a bit too much for us, so we have to give some away. Here are the mixed produces from my organic home garden, what are you harvesting this week?

The squash is doing quite well, it grows so fast on these two months

Do you think the squash looks like the image on seed pack?

Harvest of the Day: Cherry Tomatoes, Berries, Spinach, Romanian Lettuce, Squash

Here are some fresh harvest of the day: I pick some cherry tomatoes, squash, berries, a last few batch of Romanian lettuce and spinach. So, this week I don't have to get vegetables from the grocery store, it's nice to have fresh organic produce straight from the garden. What are you harvest lately?

Berries again
100 Hybrid cherry tomatoes
Baby spinach
Cherry tomatoes

Straight-Necked Summer Yellow Squash (Cucurbita spp)

This is a yellow straight-necked summer squash, about 45 days maturity. Its fruits taper towards the stem end with nice semi glossy smooth yellow color. Now it's about 6" long, I think it will be 8 inches long when it matures. I plan to harvest it earlier so that it is more tender and succulent. See recipe here...
Have a great weekend & happy gardening!

Random Pictures: Lime, Raspberries, House Plant, Squash

Unknown indoor plant, bought it from Lowe's clearance section a year ago.

See... it has tiny black seeds!3 ft lime tree starts having tiny fruits. After seeing Prue's balcony size lemon tree, it inspires me to get a similar size disease free lemon tree.

The raspberries start to change color, probably I can harvest fresh berry fruits for several weeks.
Surprise! The squash starting to bloom...soon we will have something to cook!

Squash

First thing to remember is to harvest the squash when it is younger and tender. Squash does like too much water (this is the lesson I learned from last year). Either stuffed or steamed squash, salad, and baking cake, home grown squash always taste better.
World Community Cookbook - Squash

Squash / zucchini cake recipe from my mother-in-law
Ingredients
* 4 squash/ zucchini
* 4 eggs
* 1 3/4 cups sugar
* 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
* 3 cups flour
* 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 3/4 cup raisins
* 1/2 cup walnuts

Directions
1. Beat the squash/ zucchini, eggs, sugar and oil.
2. In another bowl, beat flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
3. Gradually mix together.
4. When mixed, add raisins and walnuts.
5. Put in baking pan.
6. Bake at 350°F degrees for 1 hour.

Spinach, Okra, Yellow Squash Seeds Begin To Germinata

The tiny seedling emerge from a dry, wrinkled seed and watching its growth and transform into small plants. I mixed all spinach, okra, yellow squash seeds in a pot, now it's hard to sort it out :P