It’s trash day which means looking up and down the street to see who hasn’t filled their green bin! LOL Yes, I do compost but this time of year I have far more yard waste than is possible for me to compost. I’ve been frantically trying to finish pruning the fruit trees and elderberries. I ended up filling up three of these bins this week:
I am also bidding a fond farewell to my raspberries this week. I’ve grown them for 12+ years in containers and I will miss nibbling on them while I’m out watering. But the amount of water required to produce such a small volume of low calorie food is simply not worth it. Especially since I can buy an entire season’s production for about $5 in the freezer section of my grocery store! I was able to find good homes for almost half of them. 🙂 The large pots and trellis system will be planted with purple sweet potatoes, a much better bang calorically and nutritionally for my limited space and watering restrictions. It’s a bit early, but I am impatiently waiting for the organic sweet potatoes I purchased to start sending out slips. I couldn’t find any locally so I ordered a case (50lbs) from my local grocery store for$48. We’ve been eating lots and lots of sweet potatoes lately! I’ll post some of our favorite recipes in the recipe section. The sweet potato brownies were surprisingly good – even my husband ate them! And forget oatmeal for breakfast, try roasted purple sweet potatoes and apple sprinkled with cinnamon and chopped pecans. YUMM! I’ll miss my raspberries but I’m looking forward to my sweet potatoes!