NICE. were getting squash almost daily beans are done peas never did produce tomatoes are just starting to ripen and just started getting cucumbers. still no peppers either. been a wacked season again
I know a lot about a lot of things BUT I still have a lot to learn. Life is what you make of it. So, why not make a working machine to make it easier.
About half of the potatoes have been dug,--waiting on the rest to finish maturing. white squash just starting, cucumbers have been doing good ---- sis has been taking them. Kinda wanted to freeze-dry a few white squash. Looks like the sphagetti squash are setting a bunch. -- a friend takes them--I dont really care for them. Been finding some weird shaped veggies this year---also a lot of smut in the sweetcorn--unusual for us here. First couple cabbage heads broke before I got them--dont hurt a thing since they are cut up anyway and bagged and frozen in the freezer for later use. We love fried cabbage.
"A machine you build yourself is a vote for a different way of life. There are things you have to earn with your hands."
Too much heat and too much water then too much heat again our garden suffered. plants look great but didn't produce . I think we've gotten two cucumbers plants look great lots of blossoms but nothing's pollinating.
I know a lot about a lot of things BUT I still have a lot to learn. Life is what you make of it. So, why not make a working machine to make it easier.
Been a ruff year this time----weather was biggest factor but we still are getting a little production from our stuff. Still carrying water to some of the plants. --- Not sure I can help the sweet potatoes so they are kinda on their own. Trying to coax some eggplants to give us a batch for the freeze-dryer. Sweet corn second planting outdid itself with a lot of good quality ears and a lot of them so we started freeze-drying some of it.
a couple pix of the batch we just took out. 9 quart containers this round. ----- lotta corn. This will keep for a long time. We did can some in pint jars also. We will use the jars first.
"A machine you build yourself is a vote for a different way of life. There are things you have to earn with your hands."
Been trying to freeze-dry a lot of corn and did can some in jars as well as put some in the freezer. We did a few jars of kraut with these new tops, and gotta say they do work! We like kraut mild, so at 2 weeks we checked and it was just right. The red shell beans are done, had 42 quarts in jars and a half dozen or so bags in the freezer. Did want to can a few quarts of tomatoes, ---raining today----AGAIN so dont know how the tomatoes are gonna do in the garden---might have to call it a year! ---- also going to be ruff getting sweet potatoes dug this year from the looks of the weather.
"A machine you build yourself is a vote for a different way of life. There are things you have to earn with your hands."
started digging sweet potatoes by hand---gonna be ruff job! ground is so wet it sticks to everything making it slow going. There are some decent spuds out there,----just hard to dig.
"A machine you build yourself is a vote for a different way of life. There are things you have to earn with your hands."
creeper dont work for diggin potatoes! lol! ---- I did finally have to give in after the first row and use the skid loader, ---kinda messy with it but gotta do something before the frost hits.
"A machine you build yourself is a vote for a different way of life. There are things you have to earn with your hands."
Made 6 half pint jars of horseradish from one big plant. good stuff too! gardens are subsoiled 3' deep and plowed 16" deep--- got the old compost turned under real good ---- onion plants have been ordered --week of March 23 delivery date for us here. Hurry up spring!!!!! LOL!!!
Last edited by sonny; 12/04/202012:41 PM.
"A machine you build yourself is a vote for a different way of life. There are things you have to earn with your hands."