ramblings from an arkansas farm girl
Dear Sunday Letter friends,
How is everyone post election? Seems our nation becomes more horribly divided every day. One camp thinks President Trump is being cheated from re-election. The other camp thinks that’s a bunch of hooey. Isn’t it great to live in a nation where we are free to believe whatever conspiracy theories we want?
One thing I know, wallowing in post-election quagmire is not healthy for anyone.
Now, for a very short Sunday Letter…Continue Reading
If you’ve been following my summer adventures of growing Trombetta squash, you may remember I allowed one plant to grow until it reached the size of a hefty toddler before picking it. I did this solely for seed harvesting.
I’ve never harvested squash seeds before. But this particular variety of Trombetta squash seed is hard to come by. So I knew there was magic inside this big guy.
Trombetta variety is typically harvested when the vegetable is smaller and seeds are still undeveloped.
For comparison, this next picture shows the normal size at harvest. See the difference?
Bottom line, you can’t have a Trombetta squash seed harvest without a humongous plant.
Now I have seeds galore!
Any guesses as to how many seeds came from one large squash?Continue Reading
Thanks to my neighbor, Valeria, who shared her trombetta squash seeds last spring, I’ve had a blast growing this interesting and flavorful squash in our Victory Garden. Yes, we put in a new, small garden when coronavirus hit and Fayetteville first went into self-quarantine. I’m so glad we did. This unusual squash variety has provided so much more than food on our table.
Along with milkweed, it is one of the most entertaining thing growing in our garden. And we can probably all agree that during the summer of coronavirus, anything that provides entertainment has become a commodity.
Especially if you can eat it.Continue Reading
