It's the season of abundance in the garden, when the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and more are all starting to come in. I'm taking a pause on the podcast for this season so I can relish it, but I hope you'll join me over @plant.outloud on Instagram.

In this episode, I share why I've started using organic fertilizer regularly, how my tomato plants planted out at separate times are all the same size, and why I'm not going to plant carrots in the spring next year.

I also share ideas for using lots of herbs, how to cook with vegetable tops from your turnips, beets, and carrots, how to preserve tomatoes, and what to do with an abundance of cucumbers.

Here are recipes for ideas I mention:
Herb salt:
https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/spicy-herb-salt

Herb vinegar:
https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/how-to-make-herbal-vinegar

Herb syrups:
https://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-to-make-herbal-simple-syrups/

Canning summer tomatoes
https://www.foodandwine.com/cooking-techniques/canning-tomatoes-summer-tradition-homemade-passata

Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
https://smittenkitchen.com/2008/08/slow-roasted-tomatoes/

Cucumber agua fresca
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/246118/agua-fresca-de-pepino-cucumber-limeade/

Cucumber lassi
https://www.madhuseverydayindian.com/savory-cucumber-lassi/

Food in Jars
https://www.foodinjars.com/

Slow Drinks
https://www.instagram.com/slowdrinks

Noma
https://bookshop.org/a/25027/9781579657185