http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:13:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are a huge fan of square foot gardening, and LOVE your square foot garden, have I got a button for you! To add the button just add an html widget to your layout and paste this html code inside of it. Make sure you give the widget a title… <a ... http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/buttons-buttons-buttons/ My goal this year was two-fold: Grow enough veggies to make my own salsa Find a salsa recipe that my family likes more than or equal to Pace Picante  I am happy to report success in both areas! Here is the salsa recipe I found/altered: 24 pounds tomatoes (equals about 34 cups cored, skinned, and ... http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/my-winning-salsa-recipe/   In the end, my broccoli took up SO MUCH space! It didn't produce as much as I had hoped. Still, I will do it again! The fresh broccoli was SO DELICIOUS it was worth all my time starting, tending, transplanting, and picking worms off the plants! Long live broccoli! I enjoyed ... http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/2008-garden-in-review-cauliflower-cabbage-and-broccoli/ This sauce is great for spaghetti or lasagna. Add diced veggies or meat. Simmer in 1 cup of water: 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup bell pepper, chopped Add and simmer for 30 minutes: 15 ounces tomato sauce (or 2 cups) 2 TBS dry parsley or 1/4 cup fresh parsley 2 TBS lemon juice 1 1/2 ... http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/yummy-marinara-sauce/ Onions One thing I learned here--definitely worth starting from sets! All the time and effort I put into starting from seeds was pretty much wasted. I harvested 6 pounds of onions, and used every last one in salsa! I planted them this year near my potatoes, but in the end they ... http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/2008-garden-in-review-onions-potatoes-cucumbers/ Squash This year I planted 1 mini-pumpkin, 1 regular pumpkin, and 1 zucchini. We harvested 7 small pumpkins and 3 large (one huge!). On one hand, we didn't get a lot of pumpkins, considering the space it took up (it sprawled to cover almost an entire box, even though I trellised ... http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/2008-garden-in-review-squash/ First, we had a REALLY bad start with cool weather for at least a month longer than usual. I don't think this was a typical year. I didn't know of anyone with "too many" tomatoes. I planted 3 vining tomatoes with a trellis. Well, I thought they were 3 vining varieties. Turns out ... http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/2008-garden-in-review-tomatoes/ My friend gave me this recipe--comes in super handy when tomato plants are overflowing! This is so quick and easy, it's a lifesaver!   Line cookie sheet with foil. Wash and quarter tomatoes (take off stems, but no need to peel, core, or seed) and lay skin-side down in the pan. Sprinkle ... http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/oh-so-easy-tomato-sauce/ I used all fresh, home-grown vegetables in this recipe and it was DELICIOUS!!! Vegetable Lasagna Cook 1 box of lasagna noodles according to instructions on the box. Saute in 2 TBS olive oil until soft, 1 diced, peeled carrots 1 stalks of diced celery 1 seeded, diced green pepper 1/2 diced onion 2 cloves pressed garlic Add and simmer 10 minutes, 1/2 cup chopped ... http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/veggie-lasagna/ I think the best part of having a garden is actually cooking with home-grown veggies! I love this potato soup recipe. Potato Soup Saute 1 cup diced onions and 1/2 cup chopped celery in 2 TBS butter until transparent. Add 2 cups peeled, cubed potatoes, 2 cups chicken broth, 1 tsp salt, and ... http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/delicious-potato-soup/