A Roasted Salsa Recipe using the Demonstration Garden's Harvest

The key to this recipe is roasting
everything for much longer than
 the instructions suggest. (8-31-14)

Everything is garden fresh minus the onions.(8-31-14)

Fig and Jujube Heaven in the Demonstration Garden! (8-26-14)

Only a few yards from the Demonstration Garden's vegetable plot are the most wonderful fruit trees. Despite the date being near summer’s conclusion, the fruits that are coming into season now make this time of the year even more exceptional. 

Figs, glorious figs, call out for picking. (8-26-14)

FIG 101

 Are these two figs ready?

Yes, this fig is perfect.
Notice how the stem sags.
 It must be picked!(8-26-14)

No, this fig needs one or two
 more days. Its stem is a great
indicator. (8-26-14)

What about this fig? Would you pick it?

Scroll  to bottom to
 see the answer. (8-26-14)

 Jujube: A What?

(Ziziphus jujuba)  

Jujubes (8-26-14)

We are fortunate to have a Li Jujube in the Demonstration Garden.

Read pages 17-22 in Our Edible

Landscape or the  Jujube Publication to learn all about the Jujube. In the second publication, the Extension Horticulturist says that "Jujubes are one of the easiest to grow of the fruit crops...."  

 Jujubes (8-26-14)

 Jujubes (8-26-14)

Yes, pick this fig! If you have never had a perfectly ripe fig before, your life will be forever changed!

Shots from 8-26-14

 It is certainly harvest time. (8-26-14)

Jalapenos (8-26-14)

Yellow Squash (8-26-14)

 Tomatoes and Disease (8-26-14)

 Grape tomatoes (8-26-14)

 Bush watermelons (8-26-14)

Yacon (8-26-14)

Zinnias (8-26-14)

Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes
(8-26-14)

Shots from 7-26

 Another harvest on another day (7-26-14)

A quick behind the scenes look at the
 Guilford County Tomato Tasting Festival(7-26-14)

Shots from 7-24-14

It's time to harvest! 

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 Again, this same plant is struggling as was seen
a few weeks ago in a previous post.(7-24-14)

Shots from July 16,19,21 2014

One of EMGV intern project members
found two giant, forgotten, zucchinis.(7-16-14)

Oversize cucumbers(7-16-14)

 Okra is on the right and the cucumbers are along the fence.(7-16-14)

 Yellow Squash (7-16-14)

Pattypan Squash (7-19-14)

 Looking back towards the gate. (7-21-14)

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 Yacon (7-21-14)

Shots from 7-14-14

Tomatoes are on nearly every vegetable gardener's list to grow. Yet, diseases are common when the tomato begins fruiting. Below is an example of a plant that seemed "fine" only one week ago.

(7-14-14)

 In this case, trimming off the yellowed leaves was our plan of attack. See NC State's handy Plant Disease Fact Sheets to find the disease that affects your plant. Or see this PDF by Dr. Gary Vallad  OR Disorders of Tomato Leaves (7-14-14)

             

Even this fruiting Sun Gold Cherry Tomato
 may have issues. (7-14-14)

Here the okra forest continues to emerge. (7-14-14)