Sally's GF3 thread

[aart]

Silly me! Nope, they're still up. SMH.

Mine were all roosted up just now.
So no going out later when another rain squall is supposed to come.

 

[Sally PB]

Well, we didn't get 3" of rain. We did get enough rain that DH won't be on the roof of the old house to take down the last of the metal roofing. That has to come down before we can reclaim the planking on the porch roof, unfortunately. The metal roofing will get used eventually. The planking has a purpose in the very near future. After it dries out from the rain of course. Maybe we'll do it Thursday. Depends on the weather.

 

[Sally PB]

So. Inside projects until it stops sprinkling every now and then. Cleaning. Bleah. Canning, but the tomatoes on the table aren't quite ripe yet. Hang out on BYC. DING DING DING! Winner!

Lunch first.

 

[NanaK]

Got a canner full of maters processing now. Another batch in a pot waiting to go in. One more batch ripening on the table need a day or 2.
Too hot to do much outside. 97f, heat index 110. Ready for this heat to get out of here! We need rain!
So thankful for a/c. I don't know how people canned way back when. Had to be tough.

 

[Sally PB]

Had to be tough.

Had to be tough, period! I think of what they went through, and it boggles my mind how anyone made it.

Toothache? Too bad. Not-too-serious infection in your toe? You could lose your foot. Or leg. Pain killer? Whiskey was it, maybe. Childbirth? OMG, how did any woman ever get through that?

SMH.

 

[Sally PB]

I planted some beans in what had been my garlic bed last year. (Beans and peas do not get along with the alliums.) Yes, they grew, but they are NOWHERE NEAR as big and bushy as the beans in a different location.

Now I'm wondering how many seasons I should wait before beans/peas go in either the former garlic or onion beds. I'll make a note not to plant them in those beds next year, at least.

 

[Iluveggers]

I planted some beans in what had been my garlic bed last year. (Beans and peas do not get along with the alliums.) Yes, they grew, but they are NOWHERE NEAR as big and bushy as the beans in a different location.

Now I'm wondering how many seasons I should wait before beans/peas go in either the former garlic or onion beds. I'll make a note not to plant them in those beds next year, at least.

I usually rotate every other year. Beans, something else (tomatoes or kale maybe), then garlic/onions, something else, back to beans. One season of another crop seems to do the trick for me.

 

[Sally PB]

I usually rotate every other year. Beans, something else (tomatoes or kale maybe), then garlic/onions, something else, back to beans. One season of another crop seems to do the trick for me.

Thanks. I planted the beans in the old garlic bed because: a) the bed was empty, and b) I wanted more beans. And, c) I was curious.

 

[Sally PB]

I picked a big bucket o' beans today. Big bucket o' beans. I like saying that. I like alliteration.

Anyway. I also pulled the onions that were done. They're curing on the porch now.

If they are wrong about the weather, and we don't get any rain, we'll be taking the last of the metal roofing off the old house, and hopefully get the planking too. If it rains, the metal is too slippery to be on, and we can't take the planking off until all the metal is down, or there is nowhere to stand on the porch roof. The idea is to use the wood to make the pantry in the basement for all the canned goods.

I'll be freezing the beans tomorrow if it does rain. Hubby didn't use to like green beans. Now he loves them grilled. Another veggie I can get him to eat!

 

[NanaK]

The idea is to use the wood to make the pantry in the basement for all the canned goods.

Sounds great! I'd be super excited about that!
I just have some shelving in a spare room. It's just ok. Don't have a basement here in the coastal plain. I'm thinking about reworking a linen closet off my kitchen. Be a good job when gardening work slows down. Hmmm....