06/19/2026
Spent the morning in the raised garden bed and kitchen.
Picked spearmint and peppermint. Going to freeze dry some to make teas and make extracts with the rest.
Picked the rest of the garlic scapes. Since I did garlic salt with the first batch I think I’ll make and freeze some garlic butter.
Picked peas - still lots out there still on the vines. Shelled and put into the freezer to flash freeze then bag up.
Picked strawberries and have enough to make some strawberry shortcake. Since I don’t like to waste anything I read you can make strawberry vinegar and then make a vinaigrette out of the tops - so giving that a try.
Made some pickled eggs since we have a ton right now and hubby likes them.
Finally I trimmed my stevia to get it to bush out and decided I had a bough to do a small jar of extract so have that steeping for a couple of days.
This afternoon I plan to finish the last bed in the raised bed garden. Get some sourdough going for bagels, English muffins, and biscuits (for the strawberry shortcake), and probably a loaf a bread. I need to check on the back garden make sure all is growing well out there and no issues/pests. Pick lettuce and spinach then probably pull and replant seeds. Check my chamomile. Oh and the horses have a vet appt. Lots to do!
