Lizbeth, I only hope so. It's still drying enough to take it from the cob, then I'm going to see how it pops. It's lovely, though, isn't it? I need to remember to save enough for next year's seed...

And how was YOUR harvest this year?

Annie

I don't have much of a garden spot, so just had tomatoes, cukes and some small peppers that looked like your ghost peppers-they were mislabeled but tasted just like miniature red peppers. I also have rhubarb. We especially love tomatoes and ours produced well this year.

Wow. ..that garlic looks waaaay better than mine did this year. Hopefully enough will have survived the heat stroke.

I'm finishing up the last of the garden tomorrow. ..canning the last of the tomatoes... batches of ketchup, tomato sauce, a tomatillo chutney and a tomatillo curry. Stow some leeks in the fridge, dry some, and saute some in butter to freeze for leek and potato soup. Have several heads of green and red cabbage so we'll start a couple of batches of kraut. Then all that will be left on the back porch are some random peppers and about 40 lbs of carrots. Oh, and a couple of monster zucchinis. Gummy candy has been requested.

All that's left in the garden is some kale and chard and maybe a little broccoli. And a whole bunch of garlic that may not sprout, sighhhhh.

I'm ahead on condiments, tomato products, roasted salsa verde and horticultural beans (which got canned in BBQ and Boston baked bean sauces) Next year garden will be much smaller. ....

My rhubarb went crazy, I have pounds of it in the freezer, but tomatoes did...well....pretty much nothing. Good thing I canned lots last year!

I did get buckets and buckets of cukes, though, so that's a good thing.

Annie

Gorgeous harvest haul.

I had similar with the apples. Still a crate in cold storage. Just did another batch in the dehydrator. Mandolin thin. Another batch of apple/pear butter. DH has two carboy's of hard cider ready to bottle. I made a few gallons of vinegars.

I froze a stack of spring grape leaves. Add one to fridge pickles. Need to try stuffing, Greek style, this winter...

Lots of tomatoes this year, but few leeks. LOVE leeks. Maybe next year. They dehydrate so well. I did second sprout a dozen ends as well as celery, cilantro and green onions to keep in a sunny indoor window for winter/holiday garnish.

Still have a few hundred carrots i need to harvest. Some are the purples. And some greens. The brussels did zippo for some reason.

Yup, the best apple, pear, asian pear, cherry harvest i've had in years. I do prune the few i put in 15yrs ago close to the garden. But never spray or fuss.

The overgrown existing apple trees around the farm also did shockingly well.

DH made a crock of kraut. Way too salty, so he made another batch and combined the two. Finally saved it and perfect now. (we almost tossed it).

Great pics Annie. I've never had much luck with corn. Gem is gorgeous.

AnnieB., the cut side of your Purple Dragon carrot looks like a solar eclipse. So pretty!

I'll have to hit Horrock's soon; they carried the beautiful Glass Gem corn last year, and, admittedly, I thought they were only ornamental corn.

I had no clue they'd be good for popping . . . until I heard it with my own eyes. I won't pass them up next time.

Sol

I see a potato leek and maybe corn soup with a hock tossed in........

I'm impressed, Annie. With the house smelling so good, I'd be hungry all the time at your house.

Sally

The smell of leeks for weeks at your house! Hey, if that jewel corn doesn't pop well, save me some for making "Indian" corn necklaces. They are fun and pretty. Just soak em for a bit so you can get a needle through them, get some necklace thread to string them on, and go to town. Even cooler mixed with long cylindrical beads made from peeled sumac twigs, they are hollow with a pith in the middle that is like styrofoam.

I am impressed with your industriousness! Wonderful harvest! And that "Glass Gems" corn.....is beautiful!