Today I'm back with more garden photos as I still have a bunch that I have not posted last time. We've passed the middle of august and this may not be my last garden photo post, but there are veggies that are at the end, so I may not have another occasion to take photos of these.
Because we have plenty of space in the garden, we grow a few spices as well, usually the ones we use the most, like basil, dill and savory.
This is oregano for example.
And here it is, dried summer savory for winter. I see no reason why buy spices from the grocery store, when I can have my own, from the garden, for free. Besides, with the latest price hikes, it's more than good, if you can grow a few things yourself.
This was harvested and washed today, so it needs to dry.
Let's continue with paprika, as we have quite a few types.
This is a suspicious one for me. I gate hot paprika and whenever I see a small, round paprika, I suspect it's hot. This may not be hot, but it's definitely suspicious 馃槃
This is the long yellow, which is not hot, it's sweet actually. This is ready to be harvested.
This is where things get interesting :) I love to see so many peppers in one place. These are still green, need to ripe, but already looking good.
Look at this one, it's a huge one, that will be red I think.
And here is the proof that this is not a macro photo and the pepper is long indeed.
This is another type, that also has to ripe and turn red. First it turns yellowish, then red.
This is a miracle pumpkin, that's how I call it, because the seeds have no shell and this is the reason we're growing these. Those seeds are healthy and we're using the seeds only.
The rest of the pumpkin goes to George, which is the neighbor's pig, who stuck his tongue out when I went to visit him.
An this is me with my dirty rubber boots, chasing photos.
Grapes are looking good this year. Last year we had almost none, so there was no need to harvest anything. My dad had a kilo or two to eat and that was all.
Although these have a nice aroma, are not the best type to eat, these are for wine.
This is the best to eat. It's called "Zala gy枚ngye" in Hungarian. It tastes like muscat. Zala is a county in Hungary and the name translated would mean the pearl of Zala, which seems appropriate as grapes are like pearls.
The problem with these grapes is that you can't stop eating. It's so tasty, you can't stop.
I can't wait for these grapes to ripe. I think in two weeks some can be harvested for consumption.
The rest will be harvested in October and we're going to make some vine.
I could not resist and stole some. It's already god, but only the top.
And here it is, a still life of veggies, created to have as cover photo for my post. This is all from the garden.
And these are the pickles we made of what you saw on the earlier photo. Yummy pickles.
I took this photo to show you how you make the base of a pickle jar, but looking at the photo now, on my laptop, I love it! It's like a glass bawl lined with flowers. In fact it is savory.
Last year we had no hazelnuts at all. This year is different as there are quite a few, but there are problems too.
I have no idea why, but a few are dry.
But there are good ones too.
Last, but not least, this is my reward. It's a non alcoholic, lemon flavored beer 馃槀