The Cole Homestead

Fresh Green beans

My daughter and I just picked our first batch of green beans of the season.  I have been looking forward to the garden this year for so long.  Everyday since we put the garden in we have been playing the great waiting game.  You weed and hoe and water and wait.  And wait.  And wait some more.  You keep telling yourself how great these foods will taste fresh and how great they will taste this winter.  Then finally comes the day when you can pick them.  Hopefully we will can about 52 quarts.  that is about what we need.  But for now, we are going to eat as much fresh as possible.  We are having round steak, mashed potatoes, and fresh green beans for supper tonight.

Every day my little girl asks if it is time to pick something from the garden.   When the strawberries came due it was very hard to keep her from picking them green.  She explained that the reason why she picked them that way was because "her goats only like green strawberries". Silly girl!  She has also been feeding them mulberries and black rasberries.  Hopefully she will not feed them the green beans!

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06:50, Sunday, June 29, 2008 .. Posted by BeckyTom

I a so glad your gardens doing good. We picked our first green beans last week. They were good. My little girl like to eat strawberries before they are all the way ready- still some pink. I have a hard time getting them in house. Have a great week.