The semester is coming to an end and even more exciting my undergraduate career here at UF. I've enjoyed this class greatly and it isn't often you have the opportunity to take a class purely for pleasure and to learn a little bit also. I had a great time getting to spend several hours in the garden every week was relieving and rewarding. Ive gotten to reap the benefits of my hard work in the form of food!!! Ive learned about how important weeding is and why it is important, also how bad pests can be for the garden. I did not realize they do so much more than eat the leaves they spread viruses and can be a pain to kill. I've had every squash plant die because of the virus!!! Anyways other things have gone very well. My tomatoes are doing great and I hope they will be ready in the next couple of week. Also I had my first snap peas today and they were delicious very sweet and crisp. Tonight for dinner I made some homemade chile using some of the Joe Anaheim and Lady bug peppers and green peppers. I also added a nice green onion garnish it was delicious and I have a ton of leftovers. Overall I have been very happy that I decided to take this class and having fresh vegetables that I grew these last couple weeks has been awesome and is really rewarding. At the same time I am thankful for grocery stores I would not want to have to live off subsistence farming!!! Here is a picture of my Chile. Have a great break and thank you for an awesome semester.
