Hi, this is Marsha from the Project Worth/Grow AppalachiaGardening program. My husband, Alex and I spent the last week visiting all the other gardens in our program. Some were small and some were large. There were as many different types of gardens as there were families. Most of the gardens were very lovely and producing. Some of our gardeners were disappointed in their yield due to the hot, dry weather we have been having for the past few weeks. We have had some rain lately, so, we hope that things will be better for our gardens.
We took a lot of pictures of the gardens. We plan to share some of these pictures with you on the blog. Garden plants are many different colors, sizes and shapes. I enjoy looking at them and taking pictures of them. The participants are proud of their gardens and seem pleased to show them to us.
One of the gardens is especially beautiful and unusual. The gardener placed horse manure and hay on the ground in the fall and then planted in it in the spring. He didn’t even use a tiller or plow. His garden had paths to each crop. He has all colors of plants in his garden. He has rocks stacked to make sculptures of sorts to make the garden more pleasing to the eye. He is very proud and pleased with his garden and has told us to come to look at any time. He is growing beans, potatoes, garlic, polk, ginseng and many other crops. I was very impressed with his work.
Please find below photos of the gardens we visited this week.
April Clifford's Garden
April Clifford's Garden
April Clifford' Garden
Hackney-Simmons Garden Garden
Lyndon & Rachel Chaney's Garden
Patty Johnson's Garden
Patty Johnson's Garden
Patty Johnson's Garden
Willie Slone's Garden
Willie Slone's Garden
Willie Slone's Garden
Jerry Redden's Garden
Jerry Redden's Garden
Jerry Redden's Garden
I hope you enjoyed viewing these photos as much as we enyoyed taking them. This week's recipe is listed below. Hope everyone has a great week in their garden.
Parmesan Potatoes
4 medium potatoes (with skins), thinly sliced
1 small onion, thinly sliced and seperated into rings
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic power or garlic bulb chopped fine
Place half the potatoes in a greased, 8"x8" square baking dish.
Top with onion and remaining potatoes; drizzle with butter. Sprinkle with Parmesan chees, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Bake uncovered, at 450' for aprox. 25-30 minutes or until the potatoes are golden brown and tender.
Makes 4 servings.
Gloria Williams
Note: I submit these recipes as given to me. Please feel to substitute healthy ingredients whenever possible. Please be sure to let me know what ingredients you would substitute.
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