What did you do in the garden today?

[pennyJo1960]

My crookneck is so tiny I hoping I get some in couple weeks

 

[jerryse]

Picked my Ayers pears .

 

[pennyJo1960]

We have a pear tree looks like ours here it is close to 85 years old the fruit trees all planted by the same folks that built the home
In 1930

 

[Melky]

Mostly watering. Recently canned spiced peaches, peach jam, jalapeños, dill pickles, and mixed pickles. The jalapeños and hot chili pepper used in mixed pickles all from my garden. Some cucumber. My green peppers are growing for a second round, still some tomatoes, and zucchini. My herbs are doing well like basil, peppermint, spearmint, sage, and dill. I used my own dill in some canning. Sugar snap peas growing. My calendula grown from seed is blooming.

 

[Melky]

Suggestions for massive amounts of hot peppers? Cayenne, Anaheim, jalapenos.

I just can them or freeze them. When I can I process about 10 minutes my half pint jars. My hot chili peppers get dried for skyline chili recipe and some used in mixed pickles that get canned.

 

[Melky]

We also had time to start filling compost bins some more and add a 4x4 bed. The 4x4 bed will be for planting fall garden for the chicks. This weekend hope to add 4x8 garden bed for us.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

A picture of some of the purple viking potatoes I grew this year! They are super beautiful! They really are pink and purple!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have to go dig mine know the tires I put them in I have a red and yukon gold planted

 

[ChocolateMouse]

We ate those potatoes as microwaved baked potatoes with broccoli garlic and cheese on top. They had a really mild flavor, not much of that potato tang, or heavy starchiness. Really light, very delicate, fluffy texture. The skin was really thin and good tasting. A lot less elephant hide scabbing on these than on the red norlands. Yield was a little smaller, but bigger potatoes all around. All around I think I like these potatoes.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I still need to dig mine up Sinus giving me a run today