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Posted: 6/13/2021 12:38:09 AM EDT
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Disease has arrived. After a week of rain, powdery mildew should not be a surprise. Some other type of rot is also trying to set up house keeping.
Got most of the tomatoes tied up again today. Rattlesnake pole beans tied up. Entropy is a cruel task master. Romas are getting huge.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/13/2021 12:43:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By billyhill: Its my Mother-in-Law's place, for some reason she seems to like me. Went out to check this morning, tomatoes are starting to blush, squash will start coming in tomorrow, peas are blooming. The bad news is that a pretty good storm came through last night and most of my corn is down. What do I need to do with it? Prop it back up? Leave it and hope it recovers? Propping it up has worked for me before. Not great, but worked. If you did this, please let us know how it went/goes. |
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Posted: 6/13/2021 12:44:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By billyhill: 6 yellow squash today, will soon be cut into chips and fried. Corn is doing much better on its own. garden is turning into a green hell after over a week of no to little activity. You should take photos of that for all the "I'm a new gardener and I'm going to try an acre this year" posts we get each winter. 
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Posted: 6/13/2021 1:10:06 AM EDT
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Planted two 20' rows of crowder peas. There were several stretches about 2-3' long where not 1 seed sprouted. So I re-seeded, but this time I put Miracle Grow potting soil in it. Still not one single seed has germinated.
This has me baffled. Did I just happen to randomly pick and plant 50 or so seeds in a row from a bag of seeds that were bad...not once but twice? |
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Posted: 6/13/2021 5:55:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By billyhill: Disease has arrived. After a week of rain, powdery mildew should not be a surprise. Some other type of rot is also trying to set up house keeping. Got most of the tomatoes tied up again today. Rattlesnake pole beans tied up. Entropy is a cruel task master. Romas are getting huge. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105091/Screenshot_20210612-233043_Gallery_jpg-1976725.JPG It's my understanding that Neem Oil takes care of powdery mildew in addition to many varieties of bugs |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 6/13/2021 6:16:50 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MrTinkles]
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I planted some random pepper plants in pots on the porch and they seem to be doing good.
Not sure what i should use to feed them, i used potting soil mixed with homemade compost initially |
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Posted: 6/13/2021 9:51:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs: You should take photos of that for all the "I'm a new gardener and I'm going to try an acre this year" posts we get each winter. Which part you want me to show them? The weeds, disease, pest, or the heartbreak of 70 lbs of tomatoes winding up in the kitchen at one time??? |
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Posted: 6/13/2021 9:52:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Avidrook: It's my understanding that Neem Oil takes care of powdery mildew in addition to many varieties of bugs Looks like we are going to find out. |
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Posted: 6/14/2021 8:24:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MrTinkles: I planted some random pepper plants in pots on the porch and they seem to be doing good. Not sure what i should use to feed them, i used potting soil mixed with homemade compost initially Miracle grow works and is easy |
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Posted: 6/14/2021 8:25:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By billyhill: Which part you want me to show them? The weeds, disease, pest, or the heartbreak of 70 lbs of tomatoes winding up in the kitchen at one time??? LOL Time to spend a day in the kitchen canning tomatoes  |
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Posted: 6/14/2021 11:26:10 AM EDT
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That is a fine problem to have.
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Posted: 6/14/2021 3:42:34 PM EDT
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I have peas ready to pick now. I got them planted on St Padraigs day. The earliest I think I’ve ever been able to get them in. The vines are looking very nice. Still making lots of blossoms too, and the bees are helping, plus it’s going to cool down for the next week or so.
But so much rain and so little time aside from work I’m have a hard time getting other things transplanted. |
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Posted: 6/14/2021 11:39:41 PM EDT
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My peas are about 2" long. I am way behind. But, pea plant health looks good. About 400 row feet of peas currently.
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Posted: 6/15/2021 8:59:55 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Avidrook]
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I must be way ahead of the game, except for billy and his tomatoes
I'm thinking about a second planting already. What and when? |
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Posted: 6/15/2021 2:51:12 PM EDT
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I went small this year and gave my little beds some rest for the season and went for containers.
Noticed after all the week of rain I am getting baby mushrooms growing in my a few of my tomatoes. I am afraid it is a fungal problem. Anybody with suggestions how to curb this before it gets worse? |
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Posted: 6/15/2021 9:03:39 PM EDT
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Got all the lettuce we can eat now, but not much else is ready. Only lost 3 cabbage plants, and didn’t get the potatoes in until late. Everything else is doing well, and all 16 chickens have survived and are growing like weeds.
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Posted: 6/15/2021 10:46:06 PM EDT
[Last Edit: billyhill]
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Ground drying up enough to till
May try to put in some peanuts. Some tomatoes may be showing signs of southern blight. Spraying and praying is about all I can do for it. The spraying probably won't help much if it is SB.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/16/2021 8:20:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gotuonpaper: Noticed after all the week of rain I am getting baby mushrooms growing in my a few of my tomatoes. I am afraid it is a fungal problem. Anybody with suggestions how to curb this before it gets worse? I'm far from an expert, but I think the fungicide Dactonyl (sp?) is what was recommended to me in years past. |
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Posted: 6/16/2021 9:53:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Buckshot4U: I'm far from an expert, but I think the fungicide Dactonyl (sp?) is what was recommended to me in years past. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Buckshot4U: Originally Posted By gotuonpaper: Noticed after all the week of rain I am getting baby mushrooms growing in my a few of my tomatoes. I am afraid it is a fungal problem. Anybody with suggestions how to curb this before it gets worse? I'm far from an expert, but I think the fungicide Dactonyl (sp?) is what was recommended to me in years past. I think I have some Mancozeb somewhere in my shed. You spray the leaves or the soil? |
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Posted: 6/16/2021 10:45:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gotuonpaper: I think I have some Mancozeb somewhere in my shed. You spray the leaves or the soil? It's been a few years, but I think that the product I used was diluted in water and applied directly to the leaves. |
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Posted: 6/16/2021 3:03:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By billyhill: Ground drying up enough to till May try to put in some peanuts. Some tomatoes may be showing signs of southern blight. Spraying and praying is about all I can do for it. The spraying probably won't help much if it is SB. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105091/20210614_180258_jpg-1980005.JPG That's pretty Did you grow that? |
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Posted: 6/16/2021 3:58:58 PM EDT
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Getting ready to put the last of the melon transplants out.
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Posted: 6/17/2021 6:27:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Avidrook: That's pretty Did you grow that? Probably last one out, Cole crops are about done till fall. |
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Posted: 6/17/2021 7:30:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Buckshot4U: It's been a few years, but I think that the product I used was diluted in water and applied directly to the leaves. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Buckshot4U: Originally Posted By gotuonpaper: I think I have some Mancozeb somewhere in my shed. You spray the leaves or the soil? It's been a few years, but I think that the product I used was diluted in water and applied directly to the leaves. I got it our last evening and did exactly that. We will see how it works. Fingers crossed. These tomatoes are looking better than any early signs I’ve seen our of my tries since I’ve lived here. |
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Posted: 6/18/2021 11:49:01 AM EDT
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 Attached FileBlanching kale for the freezer. Pulled last of it last night. It was starting to bolt. Potato kale soup on the menu tonight. |
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Posted: 6/18/2021 9:26:09 PM EDT
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My very first cucumber ever. The plants have hundreds of blooms but haven't seen any baby cukes until I spotted this one this morning. Maybe they'll start coming on all at once now.
Have some Burpee picklebush in a pot that are looking good and have some Boston pickling cukes that I'll transplant in a couple weeks.  |
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Posted: 6/19/2021 8:31:16 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/19/2021 8:36:51 AM EDT
[Last Edit: billyhill]
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Quick pickles are on the agenda today. Rain, rain go away...
Some ask for a corn picture to show its recovery from the blow down  Attached FileSorry for the sideways  Attached Fileok |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 11:06:56 AM EDT
[Last Edit: billyhill]
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Potatoes
 Attached FilePotato kale soup  Attached FileYesterdays haul  Attached FileTomatoes are getting close  Attached FileRefrigerator pickles  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 11:18:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By billyhill: Potatoes https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105091/Screenshot_20210619-125701_Gallery_jpg-1986097.JPG Potato kale soup https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105091/Screenshot_20210621-100254_Gallery_jpg-1986100.JPG Yesterdays haul https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105091/20210620_195502_jpg-1986102.JPG Tomatoes are getting close https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105091/Screenshot_20210621-100639_Gallery_jpg-1986104.JPG Refrigerator pickles https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105091/20210621_101308_jpg-1986113.JPG You've been busy  |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 12:28:30 PM EDT
[Last Edit: billyhill]
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Need to do more. Kitty's comments earlier warning about over reach is real. This isn't my first rodeo and only about 1/2 the size of my largest garden and it is kicking my butt. It is going to get real interesting as the tomatoes and peas and corn come in and need to be frozen or canned.
 Attached FileDrying squash. |
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KY, USA
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Posted: 6/21/2021 12:44:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bc5000: Planted two 20' rows of crowder peas. There were several stretches about 2-3' long where not 1 seed sprouted. So I re-seeded, but this time I put Miracle Grow potting soil in it. Still not one single seed has germinated. This has me baffled. Did I just happen to randomly pick and plant 50 or so seeds in a row from a bag of seeds that were bad...not once but twice? Is it possible that some sort of pre-emergent or some other random chemical made its way onto this area? |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 5:30:58 PM EDT
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Anyone have any idea what's up with these green beans?
It's kind of a blue or purple (i'm color blind) and I've found maybe 8 beans like this It's hard to tell but they may be from the same plant  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 6:35:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By billyhill: Which part you want me to show them? The weeds, disease, pest, or the heartbreak of 70 lbs of tomatoes winding up in the kitchen at one time??? Yes. all of it. The new gardener's eyes are always bigger than his back is strong, in December and January and February. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 6:52:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Kitties-with-Sigs]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LRLaurel: Is it possible that some sort of pre-emergent or some other random chemical made its way onto this area? That would be my question, too. But yes, it is possible that an entire batch of seed got mishandled and was bad for some reason. Not likely, but possible. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:24:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs: Yes. all of it. The new gardener's eyes are always bigger than his back is strong, in December and January and February. I’ve been guilty of it. My wife and I have a small lot and places to plant around the house. We just plant what we can use then supplement with bulk buys from farmers to can and preserve. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 9:49:32 PM EDT
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I went to Florida for a week. Just got back today. After months of drought we get downpours and tons of weeds. Corn is choking in them despite weed cover in between the rows. Spent an hour picking potato bugs. Squash os powdery. Ugh!
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Posted: 6/21/2021 11:28:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LRLaurel: Is it possible that some sort of pre-emergent or some other random chemical made its way onto this area? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LRLaurel: Originally Posted By bc5000: Planted two 20' rows of crowder peas. There were several stretches about 2-3' long where not 1 seed sprouted. So I re-seeded, but this time I put Miracle Grow potting soil in it. Still not one single seed has germinated. This has me baffled. Did I just happen to randomly pick and plant 50 or so seeds in a row from a bag of seeds that were bad...not once but twice? Is it possible that some sort of pre-emergent or some other random chemical made its way onto this area? Absolutely no chance. I got some more seeds from a different company and reseeded for the 3rd time a couple days ago. A few have already sprouted. I also noticed something has been digging up a few of the seeds I just reseeded. A perfectly round hole about the size of my thumb. What kind of little creature would know there's a seed in that exact spot an inch under the surface? |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 11:35:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Kitties-with-Sigs]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bc5000: Absolutely no chance. I got some more seeds from a different company and reseeded for the 3rd time a couple days ago. A few have already sprouted. I also noticed something has been digging up a few of the seeds I just reseeded. A perfectly round hole about the size of my thumb. What kind of little creature would know there's a seed in that exact spot an inch under the surface? A bird, most likely. Blackbirds are notorious for pulling up seedlings (just barely sprouted) to get the seed that has not yet disintegrated. Maybe something else, but that was my first instinct. ETA: Sounds like you did, indeed, get two packages of bad seed. If you got them from the same place, it's probably something THAT PLACE did that damaged the seeds. If not, then it was the distributor. If not, then it was the producer.... Lot of places where bad stuff can happen.... |
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Posted: 6/22/2021 7:45:45 PM EDT
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Tomatoes and squash starting to produce in some quantities.
 Attached FileBruschetta and squash gratin on the menu tonight. |
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Posted: 6/23/2021 12:28:49 AM EDT
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I never cared much for raw cucumbers for some reason, but I love pickles. Tonight I sliced up the first small cuke I picked and dipped each slice in ranch dip while dinner was cooking. I'll be doing this again soon.
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Posted: 6/23/2021 10:20:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bc5000: I never cared much for raw cucumbers for some reason, but I love pickles. Tonight I sliced up the first small cuke I picked and dipped each slice in ranch dip while dinner was cooking. I'll be doing this again soon. Peel and slice them then with some white onion and put in a cold water salt brine for about 30 minutes. Talk about good. |
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Posted: 6/24/2021 6:16:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gotuonpaper: Peel and slice them then with some white onion and put in a cold water salt brine for about 30 minutes. Talk about good. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gotuonpaper: Originally Posted By bc5000: I never cared much for raw cucumbers for some reason, but I love pickles. Tonight I sliced up the first small cuke I picked and dipped each slice in ranch dip while dinner was cooking. I'll be doing this again soon. Peel and slice them then with some white onion and put in a cold water salt brine for about 30 minutes. Talk about good. Tomato and cucumber salad is awesome |
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Posted: 6/24/2021 9:12:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By billyhill: Tomato and cucumber salad is awesome Agreed. I also do one with unpeeled sliced cukes tossed in ACV, EVOO, Sugar and S/P. Delicious |
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Posted: 6/25/2021 3:31:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/26/2021 12:11:34 PM EDT
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Deer got in the fence and wreaked havoc. All the strawberries are gone, all the grapes below the fence defoliated. 6 or 7 trees hit hard.
They didnt touch the tomatoes though... about time for SSS...... |
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Posted: 6/28/2021 9:43:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/28/2021 11:37:40 AM EDT
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My biggest eggplant is about the size of my thumb.
I am going to try and ferment a gallon of pickles starting today. Made kraut several times but never done pickles. I think I'm going to fire up the new food mill and make some tomato sauce. It is amazing how much garden work takes place in the kitchen |
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Posted: 6/28/2021 12:03:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By billyhill: My biggest eggplant is about the size of my thumb. I am going to try and ferment a gallon of pickles starting today. Made kraut several times but never done pickles. I think I'm going to fire up the new food mill and make some tomato sauce. It is amazing how much garden work takes place in the kitchen Yep, once you grow it you have to do something with it |
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Posted: 6/28/2021 12:18:34 PM EDT
[Last Edit: gotuonpaper]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By billyhill: My biggest eggplant is about the size of my thumb. I am going to try and ferment a gallon of pickles starting today. Made kraut several times but never done pickles. I think I'm going to fire up the new food mill and make some tomato sauce. It is amazing how much garden work takes place in the kitchen ETA: nvm. you read my response in your other thread. |
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