Dehydrating Oregano

I dry oregano to use when cooking. It's one of those herbs that I think is more diverse when it is dried. This is the before drying photo.


And after 30 hours in the dehydrator.

Pea tendrils and other garden scenes


This is a tendril from one of the Tall Telephone pea plants.


Last year I didn't save the radish seeds from most of the plants, because I had several different varieties growing at the same time. When I pulled out the old plants I didn't worry about collecting the seeds. The yard near the garden bed has a lawn of radishes, California poppies and some broccoli.


The oregano is starting to get new leaves. I harvested a bunch this weekend and put it in the dehydrator. It's perfect for tomato sauces and such.


Lettuce plants have seeds that kind of look like dandelions seeds with the fuzzy end. I didn't get to collect too much seed, but many fell on the nearby soil. This is one of them growing on it's own.


This is one of the biggest broccoli plants, so far this year.

The dirtiest dog... ever & some garden pictures

A lot of good it does to wash this little dog. She loves to roll around the backyard in the dirt. Then she comes into the house to shake off. Fun.


Developing raspberry. This variety is Caroline. I also planted another variety called Tulameen, but it got a slow start.


I planted a few Basil plants and Thyme that I started from seed.


Finally a honey bee sighting, but there was only one. I'll have to keep an eye on the oregano to see if more show up. More about bees soon...