What did you do in the garden today?

[igorsMistress]

Good guess on my part then...lol

It was! He’s adorable isn’t he?

 

[drstratton]

It was! He’s adorable isn’t he?

Yes...so cute!

 

[Swiss]

yesterday, i took out my tomato plants, well my tomato sticks now. Ha ha. My bell peppers and banana peppers seem to be hanging on. Cucumbers died out a couple of weeks ago.

HA! Mine are sticks, too!

I wondered, too. My guess was black-eyed Susans. No idea whether that is correct. Means Best Evidence Synthesis in my trade, so that threw me off for a bit!

That makes sense (black eyed Susans, not best evidence synthesis)! Thanks for helping my brain that couldn't think of anything with those letters in that order.

 

[pennyJo1960]

he is adorable I typing with one arm as he sleeping on the other

 

[Kiwibird]

he is adorable I typing with one arm as he sleeping on the other

So much gorgeousness! Thanks for sharing him with us!

 

[littledog]

I have some really nice pumpkins...I'm trying to decided the best way to put them up...cook & freeze or can? Would love any suggestions! I'm also going to post this on the canning thread!

I've had good results from roasting, which makes it easy to peel off the skins, then run the flesh through the food processor and freeze.

 

[sourland]

Freezing more corn today - probably the last of the season.

 

[littledog]

Still have an endless list of chores to get through, but I did harvest all my basil - got 5 grocery bags full! If I end up with 12 quarts of pesto, that will make me really happy.
My luffa plants look healthy and happy, but the tiny squashes don't seem to be growing much. Oh well, maybe instead of a bunch of scrubbies, I'll end up with a few toothbrushes, haha.

 

[sourland]

Still no frost here. Picking tomatoes daily.

 

[Acre4Me]

Oh well, maybe instead of a bunch of scrubbies, I'll end up with a few toothbrushes, haha.

funny mental picture. Made me laugh!

we have a number of luffa on the vine. Some quite large. However, various online opinions as to harvest and drying and success with luffa. Some say, must dry or at least begin to brown and dry on vine. However, it was either @Kiwibird or @TropicalBabies that indicated picking green and drying it off vine was ok, as long as the luffa felt firm while still green. Of course, need plenty of airflow. There was one YouTube video that was interesting, but the person clearly was a bit ADD in her garden...video was on luffa, but every 5 seconds she’d be distracted by some other plant in the garden, then go off on a tangent about that....then remember she was supposed to be focused on luffa. However, she had several stages of luffa and what I found interesting was how WET they are. She had some that she had peeled -guessing when green- and had the white fibrous inside hanging from a clothesline, and it was really wet and dripping!! Anyway, my guess is that if the fibers are present, it’s really all about drying and trying to prevent mold/mildew. Inspect every few days and employ a bleach solution as needed.

maybe, instead of toothbrushes @littledog, maybe they can be facial scrubs or simply travel sized luffa!