What did you do in the garden today?

[pennyJo1960]

@NightingaleJen I have 2 antique climbers PM me your address I will mail
you a root toned starts off two of each but you will have 4 of them that way you get live starts

 

[NewBoots]

Ours are horrible. I've heard them called Morning Glories because they climb (like a foot every day, almost) but they have white flowers that grow into these huge, weird alien-looking spiky pods. They take over whole areas very quickly and choke out everything they grow near.

Those are bindweed. They come in two different types in Portland, both seed freely and both have terrible roots that break off in small bits and each bit will grow a new plant. It's in the same family as morning glory but is the scary evil cousin.

Nope! I like dutch doors, wish I had one on my run. I get accosted every time I have to go in there.

I'm making beef broth - roasting the bones in the oven now & it smells so good in here.

I have a dutch door in the interior door on the coop and storage area. I love it, I might get the run door changed to one too. And I am envious, I love the smells of stock being cooked. Do you roast vegetables for it too?

Morning gardeners, rained maybe half an inch last night so I'll be watering today. The okra in the greenhouse is doing fine, not sure how I'll make sure the bees can get to it for pollination though. I leave the door open all day so hopefully it'll be enough. Mixing flowers in the raised beds is a success, I saw a bumble bee in the salvia right next to the tomatoes.

And I'm glad now I bit the bullet and removed my sick tomatoes, those that are left all look vigorous and happy.

More garden:

The borage that's in bloom is really bringing in the bees.


AND, Cupcake had her babies!

Not sure you can tell but there are 5 of them. We were hoping for more but they seem big and lively! Fern, our other female should be having her first little in the next week or so so we'll be buried in bunnies!

 

[Sueby]

Oh yay Cupcake! They are little cuties! & yes, I did celery, onion, garlic, peppercorns & herbs from the garden in the broth. I wish I had carrots but we don't eat them. I think I'll let it cook overnight.

 

[FortCluck]

I’m being lazy on my vegetarian dinner tonight. Bean burrito and leftover Spanish rice.

I would eat that!!

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I would eat that!!

But it’s not vegan. I put cheese in my bean burritos. Yum.

 

[FortCluck]

But it’s not vegan. I put cheese in my bean burritos. Yum.

I wouldn’t eat the cheese. Is cheese considered vegetarian?

 

[FortCluck]

But it’s not vegan. I put cheese in my bean burritos. Yum.

I looked it up I guess some cheese is considered vegetarian. Not all though.

 

[NewBoots]

I have a great refried bean recipe that I got from Food Wishes. Uses lard though. I make bean burritos with cheese out of it.

 

[FortCluck]

I have a great refried bean recipe that I got from Food Wishes. Uses lard though. I make bean burritos with cheese out of it.

I make refried beans in the instant pot. Usually we have beans and rice one night then I hand mash the leftovers to make refried beans.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I looked it up I guess some cheese is considered vegetarian. Not all though.

Vegetarians that are lacto-ovo will eat dairy and eggs. Vegans absolutely do not eat anything that is an animal product including honey. A true vegan would not be doing any purposeful harm to animals. So if you eat cheese, eggs and drink milk you are not a vegan. I tried vegan cheese a few years ago and it tasted like something you made up in chemistry class.