What did you do in the garden today?

[CovidtimeQuail]

Yesterday I scooped out hundreds of baby tilapia out of the aquaponics. Today I contemplate what to do with them. I wasn't planning on having to think about it this early in the setup.

 

[oldhen2345]

Well, let me sink the knife in real good- It has rained for the last two days. I am grateful, but ready for it to stop. Have too much to do in the yard that needs to be dry.

 

[WthrLady]

Sounds good to me. I printed out your recipe and hope to give it a try. I have become very good at making rice crispy bars, but this sounds much healthier. Thanks.

Not mine. It's on the side of the box.

 

[jerryse]

Need to catch up on 2 pages, but wanted to share between work meetings that we have pumpkins from LAST YEAR that are still perfectly good. These two I just cut open. We will be filling them with a savory ground venison stew or chili and baking them until tender. That's dinner, from last year! Lol.

What variety ? That is a long time in storage . I know Dickinson can last until spring . Moschata group .

 

[BReeder!]

What variety ? That is a long time in storage . I know Dickinson can last until spring . Moschata group .

Last year we planted a squash and gourde variety pack of seeds. I honestly do not know exactly what type they are. I am going to keep some of the seeds and see if the grow next year. I risk them not being heirloom and possibly cross-pollinated. Worst case, I'll fed some mystery gourds to the chickens and ducks. We got mystery gourdes or squash last year that tasty bland and pulpy after some seeds took hold that didn't die off in the compost pile. We didn't find them tasteful, but the birds love them. Still have a few of those in the pantry too actually. We cut one in half from time to time and toss it to the chickens and ducks.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I’m not too surprised @BReeder! I finally tossed a butternut squash that I was storing in the bay window in my bedroom in May. It did not have any signs of rot on it but, honestly, I still have a boatload of frozen squash to consume. So I donated it to the compost pile. Sounds like a yummy dinner though. Bon Apetit!

 

[Artichoke Lover]

I’ve stored butternut on the covered porch August-January temps ranged from 90-20F and they never showed signs of rot or damage.

 

[Iluveggers]

What's a watermelon bin?

This:

it’s 4x3 dimension & they store the watermelons in them. Read about it somewhere on here in one of the 100s of threads I read thru!

 

[Iluveggers]

Fascinating! I did not know that and will be super helpful!


Yeah - garden is "organic". Bugs have been taken care of thus far by handpicking (and soap on squash).
I have more trust in the bugs from my garden than buying them from pet store...

Soap on squash? Is that for vine borer? I’m petrified mine will be destroyed again this year, I’m stalking the stems daily.

 

[jerryse]

Had CT scan . Results are back . Good news . Retest in 5 years . 2.8 centimeters in the renal (kidney) area . They only operate at 5 cm and above .