make squirrel pot pie with a nice tangy tomato sauce..mmmmm…squirrel…..

Stuff the banana peppers w/ sweet Italian sausage and cover with fresh mozz and marinara. Because you’ll have removed the seeds to stuff, the peppers will be only mildly spicy and 100% delicious.

You can throw some extra spice on yours by leaving the seeds in your peppers, or making a spicier marinara for yourself. Or using hot sausage in your stuffing.

it’s been a great year for gardens. i’ve had the most remarkable tomato plants–they are chest-high (i’m 6 ft tall) and i’ve already pulled a dozen beautiful, unblemished, fist-sized ripe red tomatoes over the past two weeks. I’ve had peppers for more than a month, zucchini has reached critical mass, finished up the english peas a couple of weeks ago, and cooked the first “mess” (my grandmother’s measuring unit) of green beans last week. Also had a bumper crop of cherries in may, and looking forward to figs in about 4-6 weeks.

now if i just had the space for corn and some melons…

Jim: Our corn is doing well in a 1′ x 4′ planter (sq. ft. method). There is only room for 16 actual stalks, but a few of ones we’ve planted seem to be doing well so far (about 5′ tall). Zucchinis have gone wild here too.

Odentex:

hope your corn comes through. i’ll have to settle for the farmer’s market for corn and okra.

i built an arbor housing blackberries and an 8 x 12 ft raised bed in my back yard that i have jammed with the previously mentioned vegetables. but my back yard is out of room for anything more. i’m actually considering moving some stuff (zucchini or peppers) to the front yard next year so i can plant a row of corn in the back.

To build on Nichole’s idea, that woman who does Italian cooking on PBS has a stuffed banana pepper recipe. She uses ground meat and rice, and seers them before covering them with tomato sauce and simmering. So yummy.

We also have happy corn about 5-feet high in raised beds. I’ve heard that you should try to plant in clusters rather than long rows for best pollination.

I pulled a bunch of beets and carrots last weekend and am expecting tomatoes and cukes this weekend. Anybody know what a pole bean does when it reaches the top of the pole?

Looks great Jim! I am so envious of the garage, you lucky git.