Snap Pea Flowers

We noticed that our Snap Peas flowers are starting to bloom, so that hopefully means that we'll be having some snap peas soon.

Cooking with Cuban Oregano

I was curious how people typically cook with Cuban Oregano, so I did some research on it, and this is what I have found:

Can be used (fresh or dried) in tomato based sauces (for use on any type of meat), or if ground fine - use in egg, macaroni, potato salads, fresh cut leaves can also be used (if cut fine) in tossed salads.

Harvesting Radish & Lettuce

This past weekend we had are first (small) harvest from the garden. We ate two of our radishes, and harvested some of our lettuce. The lettuce was not enough to eat by itself, but we were able to mix it in with the store bought lettuce. Both tasted really good, much better than store bought. The lettuce is the one that really blew us away. We never realized how bland store bought lettuce is, being that is all we have really known until now.

Summer Squash, Cucumbers & Melons

On Sunday night we sowed some Zephyr summer squash, zucchini, cucumbers, Delicata squash, Kabacha squash, and Moon & Stars watermelon. I also threw in there a few more basil, dill, and thyme seeds.

Phoenix Gardens

Today we went to a plant sale that a local farm was having here. The farm is Phoenix Gardens. It was really nice meeting the owners, and touring their farm. We bought a Cuban Oregano, Orange Bell Pepper, Bullhorn Pepper and Garden Salsa Pepper. We had a great time at the farm, Antonio really liked seeing the chickens, and walking around on the tour.

Alfalfa Sprouts

Today I harvested the alfalfa sprouts that I had been growing. It was 4.5 oz out of a tablespoon of seeds. I had some today on my burger, and they were really tasty. I started my second batch of sprouts today as well.

What to do with these Onions?

Back in February we had some onions that had started growing on us in our pantry, so Julia gave them to me to try planting in the garden. Antonio has been very proud of their progress. My question is, what do we do with them? What can we expect from them? Since I just planted two store bought complete onions in the ground, are we going to have new bulbs down there, do I need to separate the stalks and so be dividing the bulbs? If anyone out there knows, or has any advice, it would be greatly appreciated.