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Just another view of a legion baseball night. Too dark to get pictures of the players, senior legion baseball starts too late and sometimes, ends too late for me. Last night was a marathon game it seemed like ages before the game finished. Didn’t leave the ballpark until 11:30. Players still had to stay and rake the infield, so it was later for them and the coaches.
Just a simple picture, enjoy the Nebraska sunset.
Produce Stand Recipe #1 (Nelson Produce Stand, Omaha NE)
I love new potatoes, they are so much more tender and fresh than those Russets that sit in burlap bags and plastic sacks in the store. The skin on new potatoes are clean, tender, and delicious.
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Directions:
I’m so excited! It’s the time of year for my summer vegetable garden and in June I’m super motivated with thoughts of cucumbers, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and fresh broccoli. Until my harvest, I haunt my Omaha Nelson farm produce stand in the parking lot where I work.
They have the best fresh peaches and produce that is ready way before my own garden zucchini and tomatoes are ready.
I’m going to try and like yellow and green “mushy” vegetables like zucchini and squash,I even planted cauliflower this year. Over the years I’m made sweet pickles, jalapeno “cowboy candy” and sweet basil jelly. So far at the beginning of June, we have harvested spinach, lettuce, and radishes. We have had so many leafy greens we have been giving away bags of them to friends and co-workers.
Essential Gardening Tools
Gardening really doesn’t take too many tools or equipment. Some good soil, mulch ( I like to use our lawn clippings), water, and sunlight. The secret is growing plants that are native to your specific area. For instance, growing watermelon in the north isn’t a good idea, not enough heat days. Likewise, blueberries in Nebraska don’t do well. Our soil is too alkaline.
With my bad back, a rolling garden seat is INVALUABLE!! Seriously, I don’t mean to shout, but now as I have passed the big 50, I cant’ bend over for hours picking green beans for an hour. Inside I keep my gardening gloves, small trowel, and bags to pick lettuce. Everything stays dry and this seat has stayed out all season long in the rain.
Rolling Garden Seat with Storage
Corona Clipper Diamond Hoe
It’s amazing how big the broccoli can grow and take over the garden, as well as the tomatoes. I have planted potatoes and onions, but it’s not an efficient use of space. They demand a lot of water, mulch, and loose soil. I’d rather grow basil or peppers in their spot and buy my potatoes from the produce stand.
Do you have a garden? What do you like to plant and what is your favorite gardening tip?
A Venmo sign is essential to your farmers market display. Many people do bring cash, but once they run out. So then digital wallets like Venmo and Cash App are alternative option. By the way you can create your own customized Venmo sign in my Zazzle shop.
The one below if for my Tea n More tea company, which was an offshoot of our local farmers market.
Phone rings…
Beth driving home from Lincoln: “Have you seen the sky?”
Me: “No, but let me look, OMG, it’s awesome! I gotta get my camera”
Beth: “The clouds are really scary, be careful”
Me: “I’m looking at the storm clouds over your house, very cool”
“Oh, my, one of your cats is on the roof again.”
Beth: “What color is the cat?”
Me: “Black and white”
Beth: “That makes sense, that Thor, the god of thunder”
Can you see him, he’s to the left of basketball hoop on the front roof, a little white smudge.
Don’t know the name of this flower, but my friend Beth and I were testing out various macro’s on our cameras and this came out pretty decent. I liked the blue contrast against the green and it’s just so unusual. Anyone know it’s name?
