Cucumbers and squash are coming in!😁

3/4 beds doing good after the rain… Harvested Malabar spinach, Tulsi basil, and Opal basil

In yesterday's Q&A, Dianna asked, "𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘺?" And while we definitely talked about Parsley recipes, we also covered some fun facts about Parsley that I wanted to share with everyone! 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽, 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼: - 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗵 is a Middle Eastern salad, typically made with a buttload of parsley + cucumbers, tomatoes, mint, wheat grain, lemon juice, and olive oil. I've even made it with chickpeas & quinoa before in place of the wheat grain. Super delish and fresh in the summer! - Another fave is 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶, an Argentinian sauce made from (you guessed it, a lot of parsley 🤣) + vinegar, olive oil, and other herbs that pairs beautifully with veggies (like roasted potatoes), or steak 😋 - Cindy said she loves putting parsley in soups and stews and over fresh-baked fish - Faye said she is obsessed with parsley and grows it any chance she gets! (Ok, just kidding, she most definitely did not say that 🤣) And because I just KNOW you were dying for some parsley trivia today... Here are some fun facts you can share at your next dinner party 😉 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 Meaning it has a 2-year lifecycle. It grows lots of leaves in the first year, then flowers and goes to seed in the second year. Which means it's a great herb to start a new succession planting of each year. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 🦋 Parsley is a primary food source for Black Swallowtail caterpillars. Look out for bright green & black striped caterpillars about mid-summer. (3rd photo) 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗳 (𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻) 𝘃𝘀. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗳: - Flat is my personal fave. It has a much stronger, more robust flavor. - Curly has a milder taste. And I personally find it a little more annoying to chop. (Don't tell it I said that). But it makes a pretty garnish and is great for adding texture/depth to a flower bed design.  𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘁 That garnish isn’t just there for looks 😉. Parsley is rich in chlorophyll, which acts as a natural deodorizer. Chewing a sprig after dinner doesn't just make you look like a bunny; it actually works better than most mints, which usually just mask smelly breath.

Harvest: single bean 😖 (like always) and Greek oregano Flowers: mini zinnia and hibiscus

Didn’t expect it to have pimples 😆