Mahanandi

Garden Harvest for May 2nd Week

By Indira May 17, 2011

Kitchen Garden Harvest for May 2nd Week from My Vegetable Garden

Methi Seed Pods
Green Beans
Tomatoes (Celebrity, Better Boy, Cherry)
Cucumbers
Okra
Banana Peppers
Guntur Mirchi
Brinjals (huge & long varieties)
Tomatillos

Garden Log

16 Comments

By lakshmi, May 17, 2011 @ 6:49 pm

wow, i wish i could see your garden, specially malle puvvalu.
By Hari Chandana, May 17, 2011 @ 7:43 pm

Great harvest indira garu.. Looks so beautiful !!
By Shireesha, May 18, 2011 @ 7:08 am

Nice harvest Indira. Naku kuda every year pettalani untundi… but I do it late so vati results (veggies) kuda chala late ga vostayi :).
By Anuradha, May 18, 2011 @ 10:20 am

So colorful! Rich in antioxidants..What else one can ask for?
By kalva, May 18, 2011 @ 11:01 am

lovely harvest!! love the tomatoes
By Mahes, May 18, 2011 @ 12:37 pm

Beautiful bounty!
By RandomGardener, May 18, 2011 @ 12:50 pm

That’s a large harvest! Looks really good!
By Usha, May 19, 2011 @ 7:59 am

Lovely. I can’t even begin to tell you how much we liked your tomatoes . There are still a few left and don’t have the heart to cook it. My MIL is completely bowled over by the tomatoes. Am going to make chutney out of the tomatillos. Thanks for sharing all your veggies with us. May you have many more bountiful years.
By Divya, May 20, 2011 @ 7:46 am

Nice pics….If you dont mind, can you post some pics of the plants also….its been really long since I saw veggie plants…In india it used to be a normal sight…..I wish I lived in your neighbourhood….with pecan trees and all….
By Narayan, May 21, 2011 @ 1:25 am

Methi Seed Pods….Nice
By Irfana, May 23, 2011 @ 4:25 am

Indira, can you explain what are methi seed pods in brief? Thanks.
By Vandya, May 23, 2011 @ 1:35 pm

The produce looks great and good that it’s all organic. Shows your hardwork as well.
By sri, May 24, 2011 @ 7:59 am

Great harvest! Indira.Do you use any fertlizers ?
happy cooking and gardening!
sri
By rani, May 25, 2011 @ 11:49 am

Home grown veggies are always looks so great,i love those cute okras and your adorable baskets.i am first time here,you have lovely blog.
cheers
rani
By Narayan, May 28, 2011 @ 1:02 am

Indira, what are tomatillos? are they like the green unripe tomatoes that can be used for chutney or Tamil Thohayals or pachadis?
By Indira, June 1, 2011 @ 7:44 pm

Thanks all for your appreciative notes.

Usha: It was my pleasure. Happy to read you and family enjoyed the harvest.:)

Irfana: Methi(fenugreek) plants after flowering produce thin pods about little finger length each, about 4 to 6 pods per plant. Each pod contains methi(fenugreek seeds) about 10 to 12 in a row (like peas in a pod). If you leave them on the plant, the seeds get big and the pods mature and then dry. You can shell the pods and harvest the dried methi seeds. You can add in cooking or for planting next batch of methi.

Sri: compost and cow manure – that’s the fertilizer I use for vegetable growing.

Narayan: Thanks all for your comments!
Tomatillos belong to the same family as tomatoes, and are from Mexico/Aztech region. They are green, unripe tomato like vegetable enclosed in a husk. The husk that holds the fruit is paper-like and is light brown, we have to discard the husk. Tomatillo flesh is slightly acidic with a hint of lemon, tastes great in our dal, thohayals and also in salsa.