I have grown squash in earthboxes for a few years now, and I have not been entirely thrilled with the results. Using the earthbox quidelines of 4 per box, I always got anemic looking plants. They did produce squash, but not as much as I would hope for.

This year, I put one plant per box, right in the middle of the box.

What a difference that made!

As you’ll see in the picture, you can’t even see the box – you’ll have to trust me, there’s an Earthbox under that foliage.

 

 

The eggplants are now coming on strong. Time to freeze! The way I do that is I cut them in slices, and layer them in single layers with parchment paper between each layer. Once they are frozen, I put them into freezer bags.

The same method works great for squash and bell peppers (or any other pepper you might want to freeze).

Right now, dinners from the garden are getting more and more tasty.

Yesterday’s dinner was: