Garlic - Allium sativum

This post 'GARLIC' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog The Greenhouse in Tyra's Garden

Healthy food in the potager

AUK, did U know that...

Amusing Unnecessery Knowledge:

" Much of the garlic production in the United States is centered on Gilroy, California, which calls itself the 'garlic capital of the world'." I like that, garlic capital of the world.

China produces over 12.000.000 tonnes of garlic, US 222 thousand tonnes and Sweden...well we are not even on the list. I can contribute with 1 kilo or so :-)

This year I planted the garlic together with some houseleeks Sempervivum, just a crazy idea I got, I wonder how this bed will look next summer.

Happy gardening/ TYRA

Cucurbita Maxima - Uchiki Kuri

This post, 'Cucurbita Maxima - Uchiki Kuri' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog The Greenhouse in Tyra's Garden.

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ucurbita maxima Uchiki Kuri

Japanese Winter Squash

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I planted Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 'Uchiki Kuri' this year and I got two and one wasn't even big enough to save so I had to throw that one away. But the one I saved looks nice doesn't it, however when I look at other pictures of this variety of Kuri they don't look the same! Is it really what it said on the label a Uchiki Kuri? Well perhaps they differ a lot in size etc. Anyway I'm looking forward to do something nice in the kitchen with this little fellow later this winter but first it has to mature a month or two in the greenhouse.

"This is an improved Hubbard-type squash with orange-red rind, creamy yellow, thick flesh that is very sweet and nutty flavored. The approximate weight for Uchiki Kuri is 1.5 kg or 3.3 lbs. Use in soups, stir-fries and pies. Bred in Japan, this winter squash is popular braised in dashi stock, or for a Thai dish, braised in coconut milk."

KITAZAWA SEED CO.

Maturity: Approx. 100 days
Planting season: Late spring to early summer

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Don't be a stranger - Do write something/ TYRA

A box of goodies - No. 1 Cherokee Purple

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We are now in the month of October and I can still harvest some great vegetables from the greenhouse. Here I got a box full of goodies, bell peppers, red hot chilli peppers and some lovely tomatoes; Great White, Plum Lemon, Gardener’s Delight, Green Zebra and last Cherokee Purple this year favourite.

Read more about my huge Cherokee purple here in - A Beauty or a Beast The first tomatoes this growing season were huge and very meaty flesh, one can certainly understand why they are called beef tomatoes. The tomatoes that ripened later were considerably smaller and I do prefer the smaller Cherokee tomatoes. they are definitely not the best looking tomatoes but the taste is great.

No. 1 (2009)

It is Harvest Monday at Daphne's Dandelions!

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TYRA

PICK ME - she says - Rubus idaeus

Pick me! she says...

Yes my yellow raspberry is a she. This Rubus idaeus is called 'Allgold' or sometimes 'Fall gold' I think it is a perfect name for this sumptuous and delicious berry. But you have to pick it fast or she falls easily to the ground. I often just hold my hand underneath the cane and shake it gently.

I must try to put a plant or two in a large bucket and place it into the greenhouse and see how late I can harvest these berries. You can harvest the Rubus idaeus 'Allgold' twice per season first in July and secondly during the autumn months. Isn't that just amazing?

Såhär säjer Herbert om Allgold Risarp.

Remonterande gul sort. Rik avkastning, välsmakande. Lätt Jord, zon I-III. Urval har skett i sorten under en lång följd av år, vilket har medfört en tidigare skörd och en större mängd bär och bärstorlek.
Remontera innebär att man först skördar på sommaren, sedan fortsätter sorten att ge skörd som hösthallon.
Skaka ner Allgold. Då de är guldgula är de fullmogna. Särskilt när kärlet med plantan är inställt i växthus på senhösten, är den bästa skördemetoden.

Ni måste besöka Herbert och Ingeborg på Hallonplantor.se

...and here at last another simply delicious one, 'Lucia' and more about her in Tyras Garden.

Queen of Light

The Greenhouse and potager in September - GBBD

This post, 'The greenhouse and potager' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog The Greenhouse in Tyra's Garden.

September pictures from my potager and greenhouse.

The harvest continues and just now I have a lot of plums to take care of. Today I've just made some jars of lovely plum marmalade and some chutneys, I think that will be nice to have together with all the up-coming winter-food. Created one totally new recipe with plums, added a small amount of rom, chillie and also YOGI tea 'Jamaica blend' in it, you will find the recipe in Tyra's Garden on Friday

September i trädgården är väl alldeles underbart, skördefesten fortsätter och nu kommer frukten, alla härliga äpple och plommon. Just nu skördas det plommon och då kokas det marmelader och chutneys. Satte ihop ett alldeles nytt recept på en lite annorlunda plommonmarmelad hela receptet på hittar du i Tyras Trädgård här kommande fredag.

GBBD September

Hosted by Carol at My dreams Garden

This time I'll show you the roses that are 'in floribus' on this Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. I planted these in 2007, please see the chart below for the names. It is just nine o'clock then I took these pictures and the dew from the night is still there and making the petals a bit heavy.

Happy gardening / Tyra

Mixed Tomato Salad

This post, 'Mixed tomato salad' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog The greenhouse in Tyra's Garden.

This post, 'Mixed tomato salad' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog The greenhouse in Tyra's Garden.

Mixed tomato salad...

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... just add a flavoursome dressing and a nice piece of bread and you got yourself a great summer lunch.

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This is my favourite dressing.

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My own creation - it is strong in taste so you do not need to take a lot of it.

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~ Tyra's special dressing ~

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Chop up 1 small red onion

add 1 teaspoon of mustard and mayo
½ cup of vinegar (red or balsamico)
½ cup of virgin olive oil
Fresh herbs - parsley, thyme, basil and tarragon
1 Garlic clove

Salt and pepper

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Top off the salad with seeds, nuts and black olives.

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Bon Appétit!/ TYRA

Smaklig måltid!

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Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - The Malachite Casket

This post, 'Malakhitovaya Shkatulka' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog The greenhouse in Tyra's Garden.

Harvest in Tyra's Garden - July

I have now harvest my first Malakhitovaya Shkatulka! Sown in Febuary heirloom seeds from Rare Seeds . I didn't know that it was a 'green' tomato or I at least I had forgot it. Malakhitovaya Shkatulka means something like Malachite casket or box and when I cut my red/brown tomato open I found that it has this fantastic colour inside, bright green, Just as a small box with a treasure inside...it is so pretty! And my friend I have to inform you that it is very delicious too.

Malakhitovaya Shkatulka is also a famous folklore fairy tale written by Pavel Bazhov and in 1976 they made an animated film about The Malahkitovaya Shkatulka

This information about Malachite is from Wikipedia

Malachite is a carbonate mineral normally known as "copper carbonate" with the formula CuCO3.Cu(OH)2. This green-colored mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often forms botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmitic masses. Individual crystals are rare but do occur as slender to acicular prisms. Pseudomorphs after more tabular or blocky azurite crystals also occur.

Happy gardening my friend!

Don't be a stranger - do write something/ TYRA

What is for dinner? Gazpacho?

from the garden...Yummie

Birdie Nam-Nam

This post, 'Birdie nam-nam' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog The greenhouse in Tyra's Garden.

I just love cherries, but mouth-watering Yum-Yums gets easily Birdie Nam-Nam if you don't watch them carefully.

Ha...This year I won!

xoxo TYRA

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Y as in Yesterday it was ABC Wednesday and Yum-Yum.

Rose Collage

Just a collage of one of my favorite Rose. It is a very fragrant bush rose with roses in many different colours, from the creamy pale yellow, through the apricot hues to a lovely pink colour.

Unknown name unfortunatly, I just call it my Watercolour Rose

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Namnet är okänt tyvärr, jag kallar den bara för min Akvarell ros.

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TYRA

ABC Wednesday

This weeks ABC Wednesday is in Tyra's Garden

Your find it here

Ops! / TYRA