What did you do in the garden today?

[pennyJo1960]

A real brick fence love it Igor where you the builder or there before ?
big fan of brick laying

 

[deepbluesea]

Hi there all! We had sun on Saturday so I got some dirt time in, but Sunday was rainy, windy and pretty cold--boo! I had the first asparagus spears with dinner, and thinned the kale, tatsoi, chard and pea shoots for a salad. My tomatoes are also more than ready to go outside, Cap.

I divided my lemon balm, chives, peppermint and chocolate mint, and potted up a bunch more thyme and basil. Started a flat of zinnias and marigolds.

Need to clear out the back two raised beds next, and put up a couple bamboo teepees for cukes and beans. My son finished removing the jasmine from the fence, which means the chickens can't jump on it and invade.

 

[igorsMistress]

A real brick fence love it Igor where you the builder or there before ?
big fan of brick laying

Already there, very common here to have walls between properties

 

[pennyJo1960]

Well picked up a new phone called samsung galaxy j7 perx got all that lol 5.8 screen monstrous I CAN SEE IT charging it now

 

[jerryse]

Raining here . Still snow on the ground from Saturday's 8 inch snowfall .

 

[lazy gardener]

I predict that we will have some patches of bare ground by the week end, if the warmish weather continues, and we don't get an other snow storm.

 

[deepbluesea]

I have never in my life tasted Kohlrabi, that I know of. So... I really should grow some, b/c trying a veggie bought at the store just is not the same as home grown.

I always thought I hated butternut squash. That's all my BIL ever buys. And I've had it at his house. Might as well have been eating a cardboard box. So, 2 years ago, I decided to try growing it. Guess what? I LIKE butternut! As a matter of fact, it's made it's way onto my "must grow it often" list.

I have not been able to "wrap my head around" eggplant. Simply can't enjoy eating it. Flavor is odd, and the last time I had it, the skin was so tough, I couldn't even bite through it. So, this year I am going to grow egg plant, in a never ending quest to "learn to like it". But, you can't make me want to learn to like okra!

I really like to grow eggplant, just because it's a pretty plant with beautiful flowers. Don't like the skin either, so I always either peel it or grow ones with very thin skins (Casper, Listada di Gandia). And for me, roasting it is the key--makes a huge difference in texture. Once that's done, it will soak up any kind of sauce/marinade you want. I put the roasted cubes in during the last phase of a thai curry, or bread and flash fry for eggplant parm.

A friend gave me a couple of kohlrabi plants last spring. Cool-looking aliens, but I didn't really know what to do with it. Ate it raw like carrot sticks, and it was kinda blah. Still liked how it looked though.

I'm going to grow a bit of okra this year, first time ever. I'm not a fan, though I found out this winter that picked okra is actually tasty. We'll see.

 

[deepbluesea]

Meant to add--here's a roasting guide. Trick is not to let it soak up too much oil...

https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-roast-eggplant-232727

 

[drewskimac]

Today I walked through the garden in a torrential rainstorm under an umbrella, apologising to my broccoli and Brussels sprout plants, wishing them luck and apologising to them for refusing to leave them in the greenhouse over the next few days.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Real folk do not use umbrellas rubber boots and slickers