Life on the Ranch

It is amazing that we are still getting veggies out of our garden here in Oklahoma. The weather took a turn towards coldness a few weeks ago but, then the sun popped out and it has been somewhat warmer for the past week. Here is a picture from today of the turnip patch along with a close-up of a turnip. I hope to make some Pickled Turnips later this week (since one of my sons says they are delicious - I've never had them before!). While my Mom from CA was visiting us, we picked some lettuce. Well, she cut one head completely off and now, a few weeks later, it is growing again! Look Mom - more lettuce is growing!! I am amazed at just how much is managing to grow out in the garden this late into November. The tomato plants look really sad but are still producing tomatoes - just not as red as in the summer. They are still good for a great batch of salsa. And, the jalapeno plants, well, they just don't seem to go away. We have collected hundreds and hundreds (no joke!!) of jala...

Well, we planted some Turnips a few weeks ago and now have a nice little patch of turnips growing. The only problem was that some of the kidos "helped" and a few too many seeds were thrown out! We have thinned 2 of the 3 rows out and have had some wonderful additions to our tacos and salads. When the turnip greens are small, they remind me of alfalfa sprouts. I had hoped to get a few more Fall veggies into the ground but, time seemed to get away from me all too fast. At this point, I am hoping to at least get the Egyptian Walking Onions into the ground that I ordered a few days ago. And, I am in contact with a gourmet Garlic grower who is putting together a package of different garlics to get into the ground.

Well, we left California over a year ago. Oklahoma is where we settled for now and it sure is beautiful here. There are so many things that we do on this ranch that are different than what our life was in California. Follow along for a journey through an Okie Ranch!!