I asked this question a couple of years ago and most people who responded said yes. This year a lot of novice gardeners tried their hand at vegetable gardening for the first time. I do hope it was a great success and you've become a gardener for life. And I'm hoping you saved some vegetables to enjoy at Thanksgiving, the harvest festival.
Living in Zone 6, my garden is pretty much cleared out for the season, but I've managed to stash away some potatoes, squash and a freezer full of green things. The only thing I'll be picking fresh for Thanksgiving will be herbs, but it's still a treat. The only thing better than eating food you've grown yourself is watching other people enjoy it. So I'm curious, will any of your harvest be part of your Thanksgiving feast?
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Yes,my garden will be on the table at Thanksgiving. And I will be thankful it did so well this year. We will have potatoes, green beans, corn,butternut squash, pumpkin. We are also supplying friends with the same veggies from the garden. Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
We’ll have garlic, potatoes, butternut squash, greens, pumpkin, cooking herbs & green beans from our garden on the table. Our turkey comes from local, organic, sustainable ranchers at Skagit River Ranch (http://www.skagitriverranch.com). And, our wines come from local producer Domanico Cellars (http://www.domanicocellars.com). Apples, onions and other veggies come from the local farmer’s market. Very little comes from the grocery store.
Yes the potato and leek soup I made and froze last month is from the garden. Tomorrow I will be out picking brussel sprouts. Also the pickled beets were grown and canned by me!
The most unusual vegetable on the table this year came from a volunteer that came up from my compost. It is a cross between a pumpkin and an acorn squash. It has the shape of a sugar pumpkin but the stem and coloring of an acorn squash. Much to our surprise it tasty and not fiberous. I bake it in the oven, scoop out the meat and add our favorite condiments.
I will be serving fresh collards from the garden. And using the last of the fall onions for the dressing. Also, fresh sage and parsley for the turkey and gravy.
For desert, pumpkin pie. The pumpkin is from my garden.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. And may all of you be blessed many times over.
It’s so nice to hear what everyone is making. I can almost smell the spices from here.
Judith, do you think it’s worth the experiment to save and plant some seeds?
My dining room table is full of unread newspapers and catalogs.
They reach 12″ to 18″, all around the table.
However, I’ve got some citrus plants I started from
lemon seeds, close to the computer.
I will have nasturtiums on the tables. They are still blooming profusely and will make a beautiful garden boquet…orange and yellow; started from seeds.
Also, re: coffee grounds, you can get all you want at Starbucks. They have been giving them to composters for over ten years.
Our Thanksgiving table will have red & white potatoes, pumpkin in pie, salsa (tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, onions), squash, green & yellow beans, raspberries in pie, relish and pickles made from our garden stock.
We’ll be having sweet potatoes, green beans, and white potatoes from the garden. I’ll probably use some of my homegrown tomatoes that I canned in September for turkey soup in a few days.