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Post by sbemt456 on Jul 21, 2010 14:33:44 GMT -5
So far this year our garden has done really well for us. Last year was a bust with too too much rain. I am already done with one patch of sweet corn, 2 more to go, the carrots are put up, I pick cukes every other day and make pickles, also pink eye purple hull peas every other day and can those, tomatoes are really slow to ripen for some reason. Beets have been canned for a while now, cabbage is kraut already. lol Had better onions that I first thought, dried about half of those the rest are keeping well for now in the out building. Now I am thinking I need to buy jars, only have about 150 left and want to do more than that just in green beans when they come on. Such is life on the farm. Have a great day!
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Post by meemo on Jul 21, 2010 15:54:10 GMT -5
I read in your other post you had made sweet lime pickles. My husband paul was remarking the other day that he missed my green tomato pickles. They are a sweet lime pickle. So, I'm trying to find somebody with enough green tomatoes or small cukes to make him some.
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Post by Valerie on Jul 21, 2010 17:35:09 GMT -5
So far this year our garden has done really well for us. Last year was a bust with too too much rain. I am already done with one patch of sweet corn, 2 more to go, the carrots are put up, I pick cukes every other day and make pickles, also pink eye purple hull peas every other day and can those, tomatoes are really slow to ripen for some reason. Beets have been canned for a while now, cabbage is kraut already. lol Had better onions that I first thought, dried about half of those the rest are keeping well for now in the out building. Now I am thinking I need to buy jars, only have about 150 left and want to do more than that just in green beans when they come on. Such is life on the farm. Have a great day! Hi! Gotta say, love your signature!
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 21, 2010 22:03:05 GMT -5
I finally got to harvest something from the garden! Ok, so it was just 4 turnips, but it was something. I cut up the turnips and the greens and cooked them together. It was enough for supper. Turns out, the kids don't like them cooked. I only have a few more. I might let them eat them raw and dry the greens for later, when they least expect it.
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Post by Valerie on Jul 22, 2010 9:12:03 GMT -5
Here it comes again... That sad time when I'm watching my plants turn to hay and y'all are finally getting to haul stuff into the house. At least this year, I still have bell peppers producing. Those things are crazy! They just keep making more and more! I think I want to grow some banana peppers next year. They're not too hot so they don't scare me, and I love them pickled on sandwiches.
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Post by susan on Jul 22, 2010 9:38:23 GMT -5
Pickled banana peppers are easy to do. I have some years that my plants just don't put out much, then opposite years I'm canning like crazy. I think this is going to be one of those bumper years.
Susan
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Jul 22, 2010 16:43:05 GMT -5
Peppers are making good. I'm about to yank the tomatoes out of the pots. Tired of watering them. Worst crop of tomatoes I've had. I want to start some heritage tomatoes from seed for this fall. First got to get rid of the stinking fire ants. They'll kill a pot plant in the house. They were all over my biscuits this morning that were left from last night.
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Post by Valerie on Jul 23, 2010 11:56:52 GMT -5
The tomatoes, squash, and broccoli for fall are coming along pretty good. Something, I'm thinking grasshoppers, is eating them, though. I don't think slugs or snails would have climbed up their table and across that scratchy plywood to get them. I'm hoping to devise some kind of screen cover for them this weekend, to keep the critters off.
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Post by debi on Jul 27, 2010 16:00:20 GMT -5
we have had cherry tomatoes, lettuce, green beans out of the garden so far. next peaches either thursday or friday, they arecoming on fast this year.
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 27, 2010 17:20:40 GMT -5
How about that, Debi! You'll be getting peaches before I will! Mine are still pretty green. No beans for me, yet, either. In fact, all I've gotten has been 4 turnips and 6 carrots. Pitiful.
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Jul 27, 2010 17:31:54 GMT -5
If and I can get rid of those stinking fire ants, I am thinking of transplanting my tomatoes from the big pots into the ground. I might get some more maters if I can keep them alive till fall.
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Post by Valerie on Jul 27, 2010 19:20:15 GMT -5
Kim if you have some DE try putting that on 'em, and working it into the dirt. The ones that don't die at least move somewhere else. It was so hot and humid today, my peppers started dehydrating right on the plant. One little green one turned red all in one day! I guess I forgot to water some of my herbs the other day. They are brown and crispy now. I moved the bell peppers round back behind the shed where my plant table is, so they'll be out of the afternoon sun, and gave them a good soaking. Hopefully they'll perk back up tonight. Edited to add: Ok, how come doing a sad face gives us a happy smiley clapping his hands?!
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 27, 2010 19:35:50 GMT -5
Edited to add: Ok, how come doing a sad face gives us a happy smiley clapping his hands?! I wanted more happy smilies than were originally here. The only way I knew to put them on was to cover up some of the ones that came with the site.
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Post by eyeofthestorm on Jul 28, 2010 6:32:21 GMT -5
If and I can get rid of those stinking fire ants, I am thinking of transplanting my tomatoes from the big pots into the ground. I might get some more maters if I can keep them alive till fall. They can be **so** annoying, Kim. I nearly killed one of my potted tomatoes 6 weeks ago - ants had moved into the pot and I doused the soil with diluted orange oil. Even tho it was late evening, it was too much for the plant. The ants left, but so did the leaves. And that plant was already producing. It's FINALLY putting new leaves back now. I'm with Gayle - as long as it doesn't rain, DE is a very good option. The other one is dried pyrethrum leaves, but that has some warnings about being used around food, so I don't use it around food plants when they're producing. One other thought - one year I interplanted chives and onions (just for the green tops) with my tomatoes. The ants hated it - steered very clear (well, okay, just went to other garden beds). I later learned they don't give a hoot about garlic.
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Jul 28, 2010 9:01:07 GMT -5
I got some Extinguish and I'm putting a little in small plastic bottles near each nest I see. Its been too wet to spread the stuff, but they are finding the baits. It would be faster if I could see where all the nests are though. I got into another one this morning and had them all over my hand. I have to not only keep the bait dry, I can't put it where my poultry will eat it.
I've got some Comfrey plants en route. I want to fence a spot down in the poultry yard and plant them there, but I'll have to put these into pots for now. I'd like to dig a new pond for the geese and ducks and use the one they've been pooping in for growing duckweed. It is right next to where I want to grow the comfrey. Might plant some dog roses down there too.
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