We boast about the harvest
This year, due to prolonged rains in the fall, and a disease, we didn't have time to harvest the cabbage. This is what we had left in the beds: And what hopes we had! We didn't harvest it – there was no point... The same thing happened with the beets, though... 
What kind of vegetable garden, let alone a small field in the village, would be complete without zucchini? Of course, we can't process them all, and why would we need so many anyway? So we send the zucchini to a zucchini factory for caviar production. But we also make our own caviar, and much more besides. In... 
I'd like to show off my pea harvest. This year it's more abundant than ever. But that's not the point, because for many, it's a common occurrence. For me, it's not – I tried growing green peas for two years in a row, but never had a harvest. I... 
We moved into a new house in the winter, and there was a gooseberry bush there. It looked pretty bad, though—sort of sick. And it was right at the very end of the garden. Nevertheless, in the spring, I treated it with Bordeaux mixture, pruned it, and applied urea and charcoal. I loosened the soil and... 
Once again, I'd like to share my secrets for growing vegetables at our dacha. We don't go there very often—once a week, sometimes even less (work doesn't allow it), but we all love cucumbers, so after harvesting, we lightly pickle them and preserve them in large quantities. 
I only recently came to understand and appreciate the value and benefits of pumpkin. Until then, I couldn't understand why my parents tried to preserve it as long as possible—it's so tasteless, and only suitable for feeding to animals. How wrong I was! My mother often boiled the orange pieces in... 
This year (2020) has thrown all our harvest plans into disarray: the cabbage was eaten by caterpillars, the cucumbers weren't much good, and the potatoes, although plentiful, were infested with butterflies... And now the watermelons are in the same boat! We planted watermelons on a large 2-hectare plot. Since we'd already been talking about... 
This year (2020), we haven't experienced a true summer—warm, sunny ones. Throughout June and July, rains fell—various kinds: cold, lingering ones, torrential downpours with hail and thunderstorms, dreary, damp, drizzly ones, short bursts that appeared unexpectedly. The wind brought clouds, pouring out a mass of... 
No country garden would be complete without cabbage. We used to grow only white cabbage, but today we also grow cauliflower, broccoli, red cabbage, and even Brussels sprouts. The most popular preparation is sauerkraut, which we store in barrels, then transfer to glass jars and seal. This preserves both the flavor and... 
Our short Siberian summer is over. It was lovely, warm, and sunny. Although late May and early June were quite cool. There was little rain, so we had to water a lot. It's already September, and the weather is changeable; it's been raining almost every day since the beginning of the month. In the first few days...