Garden Club PotLuck Luncheon, please RSVP to this post if coming

Hi everyone,

At our last tour we decided on the date and time for our potluck luncheon.  It will take place at Sharons house so we ask that you please post a comment on this posting to RSVP so we can have an idea of how many people will be there and possibly include in your post what you might be bringing.   It will be Wednesday 8/17 at noon, we hope all of you can make it and look forward to seeing you there !

You can always email your RSVP in if you like instead to tokgardenclub@gmail.com.

Kale Recipe

Hi all, here's the recipe I promised...another way to use up some of that yummy kale. The pesto part of the recipe is good for other things besides this pie.

Rustic Tomato Pie with Kale Pesto Sauce

•2 cups (packed) fresh kale
•3 cloves garlic or 3 garlic scapes
•1/3 cup walnuts, toasted
•1/2 cup grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
•1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
•2/3 cup part-skim ricotta chese
• 1 - 9" store-bought refrigerated pie crust
•2 cups sliced tomatoes
• 4 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 375º

Place kale, garlic and walnuts in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and pulse several times until kale is broken up to a manageable size. Add Romano or Parmesan cheese and puree until blended, but still chunky. Drizzle in the olive oil while the food processor is still on, until the mixture becomes the consistency of a thick pesto sauce. Transfer to a medium bowl and mix with the ricotta cheese.

Unfold the refrigerated pie crust onto a sheet pan or pizza pan or cookie sheet. Spread kale pesto on the pie crust, leaving a 2" border all the way around. Top with sliced tomatoes, then fresh mozzarella slices. Gently fold the sides of the pie crust in, crimping slightly to form a rustic pie. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown. Allow the tomato pie to rest at least 5 minutes before serving.

Makes 6 generous slices.

Per slice: 304 calories, 24g fat, 14 mg cholesterol, 16 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 8 g protein

This is good as a main dish or a side dish. My family loves it!

Enjoy,
Sharon

my garden

my biggest cabbage

this is one of my cabbages which have done bettr this year than in the past

lettuce, cabbage, chard

this is my leafy green section


raspberries

This is my raspberry patch that is growing like crazy, shoots are trying to take over my garden, constantly have to pull them.  (thats my garden helper in the picture too, he LOVES to pick peas)

Hi all, well like I said before I dont have much for flowers or flower beds like some of you have done so beautifully, but I thought I could share some pictures of my garden.

Garden tour 7/24

 What a gorgeous border !

 White Fireweed, wow !

Looks like a good place to take a break !

These are only some of the beautiful shots from yesterdays garden tour.  There are some talented and creative people here in Tok.  We have seen some amazing gardens and yards this summer, thank you so much for sharing with all of us !

Hi All,

Our next garden tour is this Sunday 2/24. According to my notes from our May meeting for July I have Carla down and Sharon. Sharon - you were gracious enough to invite us for a garden party in August - do you what us to invade on your hospitality all three months? Were we able to contact any other folks? Sandy, Gene, Terry? I have Rita Able down for August. Please share any any info. you have otherwise we'll just wing it on Sunday! We are meeting at the Refuge office at 2p - see you all then.

Heather

How is your garden doing?

Well due to my being gone and not being able to have many starts going early and missing out on some early planting I am going to miss out on some harvest I think.  I have though, harvested quite a few zuchs and a few batches of chard, lots of cucs and just starting to eat cherry tomatoes.  So my salad makings are plentiful but the long term like squash, beans and peas are sure taking their time.  My squash are tiny, beans are just flowering and same for peas.  Potatoes? Ha, wont even mention them, none to speak of, good thing we dont eat many spuds. But I do love my fresh salads so I am thankful for that at least.

I didnt plant near as much as I usually do and that goes for flowers and vegis this year.  But Im hoping to keep picking up on some perennial ideas that I have gotten from this group.

My raspberries look very promising this year, hope, hope. Im curious to see how everyone who has strawberries turns out.

Let us know how your garden is fairing so far this year and I look forward to the next garden tour this weekend, Sunday 7/24.

Perennials Teach Patience

Gardening is teaching me patience (as in "watch closely, don't give up"). This spring I had virtually given up on the peonies, lilies and trollius I'd planted last summer. And the I was sure the gladiola bulbs I planted this spring were never going to come up...more duds.

Well guess what? After I'd totally written them off and planted new peonies and lilies (one more try...) last year's popped up and are bigger and healthier than ever, with lots of buds! Who would've guessed? And although it took more than a month, the glads are about 1-1/2 feet high. Hopefully I'll see some blooms.

Now, if somebody can just tell me how to get my bleeding hearts to survive a winter. I'm still waiting for them to come back. ;-)