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Well, it's been another couple weeks of low stress square foot gardening! I'm loving this stuff. The major activity this weekend was thinning radishes and leaf lettuce which have really thickened up due to all the great weather we've had lately. Very therapeutic....
Since the last update, I went to the local home improvement store and bought 3 tomato cages. I'll use the heavier/taller cages made out of the wire cloth material on the cucumber, beans, and sugar snap peas. I figure the taller cages will provide those climbing plants more space to spread out and grow.
I also managed to plant bush beans, sugar snap peas, and cantaloupe seeds in a plastic container tray. The seedlings have sprouted and should be ready for transplanting soon. YIIPPEE!
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My gardening buddy- Tucker
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Kim and I decided to try a stir fry with the some of the fresh bok choy leaves from the garden. Hey, it turned out pretty darn good. Take a look.
Kim and Marc's Totally Improvised Wilted Bok Choy with Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe:
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 or 2 cloves garlic minced
- Dash of fresh ginger grated
- 2 carrots sliced
- 1 small red pepper diced
- 4-5 mushrooms sliced
- 1 bunch bok choy, sliced crosswise into half inch thick slices
- 1/2 lb (+) peeled fresh shrimp
- Low sodium soy sauce
- Splash of water
- 1/4 cup (+) cashew pieces as topping
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger, saute 1 minute. Add carrots and red pepper, saute 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and bok choy and cook until until bok choy stalks are tender-crisp and leaves are wilted.
Push all ingredients to side of pan and add shrimp to middle (add a splash of water or soy sauce if pan is too dry). Cook shrimp until pink then stir all ingredients well to combine.
Arrange over steamed rice on plates and top with cashews just before serving.
Wine pairing suggestions:
Fume/Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, or Chardonnay
Beer pairing suggestions:
Pilsner, Light Lager, or your favorite Hefeweizen
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Stuff made from your own garden always tastes better..........
Enjoy your week.
2 comments:
Square Foot Gardening is the most productive, efficient, and easy way to garden. Not only does it use just 20% of the space a traditional row garden, it saves water, and time spent digging and weeding. For more information on Square Foot Gardening please visit our web site http://www.squarefootgardening.com/
Happy Gardening Everyone!
PS check out the new forums on the website, SFG certified teachers and master gardeners are online quite often to answer posts and questions on all topics.
Thanks for visiting my blog Amanda! I've been on the square foot gardening website many times. It's informative and wonderful resource that's for sure.
All The Best,
Marc
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