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I haven’t posted anything about our garden this year, primarily because I always think I will jinx it.
Well, I have to brag so here goes nothing!
Our tiny Red Haven peach tree—loaded.
We picked about five pounds of peaches off this tree last weekend and I made peach marmalade from Rachel Saunders’ Blue Chair Jam Cookbook . It was a two day process but well worth it.
Our first harvest.
Our white peaches are not quite ready yet.
We are hoping they might be ready for eating this weekend.
I planted some zucchini that was meant for containers.
In fact, we grilled one last night—delicious!
It is called Astia and I ordered it from Renee’s Garden. It is a French bush variety,…
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