How was your week? What’s popping up in the garden? Are you sick of zucchini yet? 

I tried a different variety of zucchini this year, Costata Romanesco. It’s beautiful, and while I love it, it’s struggling. I gave it a pep talk the other day that sort of went like this, “You’re a zucchini! You’re supposed to outgrow everything else until I’m hiding your fruit in my neighbors’ mailboxes. Perk up, get producing; I’ve got zucchini relish to make.” 

 

 

To be fair, we have been inundated with some pretty crazy storms for the past few weeks. There has been a lot of rain, and even using grow bags, things are pretty damp. Most of my garden is in “Okay, you can stop now” mode, but, of course, every time I look out my window, the tomatoes look like they need to be watered. “No, really, we’re totally dying over here. Seriously.” 

 

 

But oh, those two tiny zucchinis were so tasty. I sliced them up and sautéed them in butter with a handful of my grape tomatoes, which are starting to ripen. And I topped it all off with fresh basil. It’s that time of year when I can take my basket out to the rooftop garden and come in with enough produce to throw some kale in my morning smoothie and have veggies for lunch and dinner. 

 

 

You know what I’m talking about. It’s that moment when you walk out to the garden and realize that everything is producing and it’s go-time! Time to can, pickle and freeze everything.

 

Hey, check in with those neighbors we gave pickles and jam to, did we ever get our jars back? Did we get enough new lids this year? We need to eat more carrots to make room in the freezer for this year’s carrots. 

 

 

I want to remind all of you, don’t forget to send us photos of your garden to be featured in our newsletter. We love seeing everyone’s beautiful gardens. 

 

 

Just like last week, we’ve got a ton of great new pieces up on the website. I’ll share a few favorites, but be sure to head over to Rural Sprout to see all of the interesting new articles we have for you.