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[ozexpat]

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(For those who don't play Minecraft, those are cow spawn eggs - you throw them, and a cow spawns where they land)

can i trade them for some bresse?

 

[ronott1]

THese plants look dark green and healthy.

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We picked the black berries today and froze what wasn't eaten by DS. lol THe hens of course were lurking under the plants, stealing what we dropped or what was in reach. Don't think they realized the berries were there. Darn, now we will have to fight the hens for the berries.

Looked at the peaches-- small bright green orbs. NOthing tastey yet.

Squash flowers have bloomed!!!! Yeay. THey were planted very late. I think I will plant early next year and risk a frost. THe weatherman kept predicting a frost when ever I wanted to plant, so next year I will not beleive him.

I need to ID a plant. ANyone know of a good online resource to ID wild plants in the northeast? THe sheep eat it will out a problem, and the horses too. It is tall with a strange flower stalk. I tasted it and it is actually mild and somewhat flavorful. Didn't dare eat any though.

Post a picture on Stellas Social Club. Jason(hangtown farms) works at a Nursery(manager).

I am looking for a Gluten Free Pizza dough recipe for grandmas Basket. Can someone here help?

 

[pickitfarm]

i use a similar recipe but use coconut milk with the curried version for some extra exotic twist - with 270 coconut trees we have a good supply but no ready access to cows cream

I have to try that next time.

 

[chickadoodles]

I used a curry powder from McCormick. Not alot because it is strong. I also added little ginger powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. I roasted the halves first with a few cloves of garlic and some yellow onion. Let that squash cool and scrap out the meat from skin. Place all of that in a pot with veggie or chicken broth. Cook it down a little with the spices. Cool it so it can be blended using anything you have to make is smooth. Put it back in the pot to heat up and add Light Cream (no more than 1/2 cup.) It is rich tasting and wonderful.

I need to try this recipe... My DH loves okra and I only know how to bread and fry it... lol Thanks for sharing the recipe pickitfarm!

 

[BunnyMomma]

Bring it on. This is my weekend for work/call but the nice weather is appreciated, anyway.


I am soooo jealous. Those look fabulous.

I don't have any watermelons, and my tiny cantaloupe (about softball sized when ready) are still really tiny:

Your cantaloupe looks great! Don't be jealous, we have a much longer growing season in NC, than you do in Maine. I think your crops are about a month behind ours. We have had ridiculous amounts of rain this year! If I had not grown my garden using the Straw Bale method, I would not have such a great looking garden. All of the gardens around us, look pitiful! The rain has caused too many weeds, and most of the gardens are overgrown with weeds that are larger than the plants! It has also drowned a lot of vegetable crops. I noticed most of the melons and squash around the neighborhood are yellow and bug eaten. I will never garden in the traditional manner again! I do have a small traditional plot, about 15 x 20 that I grow my tomatoes, cabbage and broccoli in. Right now it is a bit weedy, because of the rain. I plan to make it into a flower garden for my iris tubers and just use the straw bales for everything else.

I have found that using the SBG method, I need to fertilize them heavily. Because I am growing so many plants in one section. I am using Miracle Grow, and Rabbit Manure, made into a tea, from my rabbits. Because I am growing everything in a 4x4 square they require a maximum fertilizer to keep them healthy.

I'm using a 2 gallon garden sprayer filled with water, 2 Tablespoons of miracle grow, and a tablespoon of dishwashing liquid to spray the foliage with to keep the bugs from eating too much of my vines. I've been hand picking the squash bugs off and putting them in a jar of soapy water to keep them under control. I spray them early in the season, before the blooms come out, with a very mild mixture of sevin. I don't spray the sevin after they bloom, because I don't want to kill the bees. I have a lot of bumble bees that pollinate them.

I am worried that because we are having so much rain that the melons will not be as sweet as they usually are. I'm afraid they will be too watery.
Oh well, I can't have it all!
I planted some Sugar Pie pumpkins, Charentais Melons and some Jack O Lantern pumpkins last week.
They are coming along nicely!

Sugar Pie Pumpkins!

 

[chickensnewtome]

You guys are killing me with all of this news on your gardens. I did actually already pick my first bunch of chard. More is coming up.

But, my crookneck didn't do anything. My tomatoes are slowly but surely coming along..they aren't going to be very big..not most of them anyway.

I do have a pumpkin though. lol..only one though on this plant, but it's huge already. Will have to pick it before Oct. I think.

My sunflowers are doing ok. Getting tall. I did three this year.

I love chard! We have had alot of bugs this year on our squash. Luckily we planted early.

Hi, I always make a fruit fly trap to keep in my kitchen during the summer months! They are easy to make and work like a charm.
I use an old coffee cup, but you can use a jar or any container.

Here is what you put in the trap~

Put 1/4 cup of fruit juice, 5 drops of dish washing liquid, and 1/2 cup of water.
Stir gently, and set the trap on the counter top near any fruit or veggies that you bring in.
They will fly into the trap and drown. Replace the mixture once each week during the summer!
Fruit Flies~ GONE!

I hope this helps

This is definitely going to help! I am going to try this. I dont have to worry about the kiddos maybe messing with this.

I'm with you Diva-- I hate them too.

I often trap with unpasturized apple cider vinegar-- pour into a bottle with a little water, bottle should be a narrow neck. Flies in, cover top, shake. When dead, open cover again and repeat. Gross but effective.

x2 on the hate! sounds a little gnarly but I will try this too!

Okra--I never could figure out how to cook okra so I would eat it. LOL I really need to as my kids ask for it at the grocery.

I love Okra and I have had it in soup, fried and with stewed tomatoes.....yummy, but last year I found out a way to eat it that is healthy and delicious. Roast it in the oven. toss in olive oil and a little salt and pepper and I like to add herb d'provence and roast at about 425. Better than french fries honestly. More flavor.

Sounds so yummy. I think I will try this. My kids love okra but just not enough recipes to justify eating it more then once a week.

I love the Pita Pintas! They are so beautiful! I can't wait to see what they look like when they are all grown up.
Here are some updated photos of my Straw Bale Gardens. I took these yesterday!

Cantaloupe vines blooming! I love this picture

This is how large they have become since I posted about a week ago.



Almost ripe for the pickin'!


Sugar Baby Watermelons


I can't wait to cut into one of these!

I am definitely going to have to make some watermelon wine!

I am SO jealous of the cantaloupes! I fertilized mine because they were puny and BAM!!! DEAD!!! ugh! You plants are beautiful too by the way. I love sugar babies. We went for full size watermelons this year.

THese plants look dark green and healthy.

**

We picked the black berries today and froze what wasn't eaten by DS. lol THe hens of course were lurking under the plants, stealing what we dropped or what was in reach. Don't think they realized the berries were there. Darn, now we will have to fight the hens for the berries.

Looked at the peaches-- small bright green orbs. NOthing tastey yet.

Squash flowers have bloomed!!!! Yeay. THey were planted very late. I think I will plant early next year and risk a frost. THe weatherman kept predicting a frost when ever I wanted to plant, so next year I will not beleive him.

I need to ID a plant. ANyone know of a good online resource to ID wild plants in the northeast? THe sheep eat it will out a problem, and the horses too. It is tall with a strange flower stalk. I tasted it and it is actually mild and somewhat flavorful. Didn't dare eat any though.

Your cantaloupe looks great! Don't be jealous, we have a much longer growing season in NC, than you do in Maine. I think your crops are about a month behind ours. We have had ridiculous amounts of rain this year! If I had not grown my garden using the Straw Bale method, I would not have such a great looking garden. All of the gardens around us, look pitiful! The rain has caused too many weeds, and most of the gardens are overgrown with weeds that are larger than the plants! It has also drowned a lot of vegetable crops. I noticed most of the melons and squash around the neighborhood are yellow and bug eaten. I will never garden in the traditional manner again! I do have a small traditional plot, about 15 x 20 that I grow my tomatoes, cabbage and broccoli in. Right now it is a bit weedy, because of the rain. I plan to make it into a flower garden for my iris tubers and just use the straw bales for everything else.

I have found that using the SBG method, I need to fertilize them heavily. Because I am growing so many plants in one section. I am using Miracle Grow, and Rabbit Manure, made into a tea, from my rabbits. Because I am growing everything in a 4x4 square they require a maximum fertilizer to keep them healthy.

I'm using a 2 gallon garden sprayer filled with water, 2 Tablespoons of miracle grow, and a tablespoon of dishwashing liquid to spray the foliage with to keep the bugs from eating too much of my vines. I've been hand picking the squash bugs off and putting them in a jar of soapy water to keep them under control. I spray them early in the season, before the blooms come out, with a very mild mixture of sevin. I don't spray the sevin after they bloom, because I don't want to kill the bees. I have a lot of bumble bees that pollinate them.

I am worried that because we are having so much rain that the melons will not be as sweet as they usually are. I'm afraid they will be too watery.
Oh well, I can't have it all!
I planted some Sugar Pie pumpkins, Charentais Melons and some Jack O Lantern pumpkins last week.
They are coming along nicely!

Sugar Pie Pumpkins!

We have had so much rain, but here in Arkansas that is great. Our gardens are loving it and so our my ducks.
All of our gardens are in the later stages of development because we can plant so much earlier then alot of other places.

 

[BunnyMomma]

I went out to the garden a little while ago, to check on the Sugar Babies to see if one was ripe enough to cut!
This one is good! I will have to sell a few and put some in the freezer. You should try growing this variety, it does not take up a lot of space in the garden or in the fridge! Sugar Babies must like the rain! I wish I could share some with all of you!

 

[drumstick diva]

Ronott 1 post on the Washington thread - many of them have problems with gluten etc., they either have good recipes or make up some on their own. I'm sure pizza is one of them.

 

[ronott1]

Ronott 1 post on the Washington thread - many of them have problems with gluten etc., they either have good recipes or make up some on their own. I'm sure pizza is one of them.

Thank you Diva!

I posted there once but I am from California--I did not get any replies. Maybe I should change my account to say I am from the State of Chicken Bliss or something.....

 

[Arielle]

Quote: PInterest is loaded with non-traditional recipes. . .

Thanks for the lead--will get a pic loaded.