Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti Squash

The first spaghetti squash fell off of the vine. I did not think it was ripe; but it was. It was really delicious. The spaghetti squash seems to take the flavor from the sauce better than regular pasta. The spaghetti looks like vermicelli. It tastes like whatever sauce is used and it has the texture of a vegetable. There are two more on the vine and several female blossoms. Maybe this is the year.

A volunteer cucumber, in the front yard, that came from the compost that was used to plant a tree is producing quite a few cucumbers. The tree died. So did most of the blueberries. Only 1 blueberry out of 16 is surviving and it looks mangy. The yellow squash is prolific and the kale is still tasty.

The tiller came home Saturday; but it still doesn’t work. I think I can fix it with the universal cure, duct tape. The greenhouse is cleared out. All of the containers have been sanitized. The shelf boards have been painted on one side. All that’s left is to paint the other side, wash the windows and re-install the shelves. Tomatoes will be started for planting in an inside raised bed. Hopefully they will produce through the winter.

David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/.