I was not too excited for the Labor Day weekend. First, we were invited to a cook out event (not my favorite, as there is very little healthy food), and two, my husband made several plans, where I was hoping for some finishing touches on projects and some good ol' R & R. We decided to visit a produce stand to pick up zuchinni (ours produced very little with the drought), another dozen ears of sweet corn (frozen on the cob this time), some plums, cucumbers, and local honey. First dig - about 5#. I wasn't even going to plant the potatoes this year, but threw them in the ground willy-nilly. We were both shocked, because I did not water them heavily during our drought. One haul of hot peppers, and the jalapenos are hot this time around. Hot banana peppers had zero heat. I bought the plants from a different place, and I really think they were not labeled correctly (sad for us). We have enjoyed fresh salsa, as the tomatoes provided. T...
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