What did you do in the garden today?

[esturtz27]

Then use one of those flame things like weed dragon or similar . Yep mini flamethrower .

I showed this to my husband and I don't think he's ever been so happy about gardening

 

[589205]

Picked some apples and cuitlacoche today:

 

[Sally PB]

cherry tomatoes: Sweet Million (too sweet, yuck)

I gotta try those. I made dried cherry tomatoes one year, thinking that they would taste sweeter than fresh, since dehydrating concentrates the flavor and sugar. They were only so-so. Maybe a really sweet cherry tomato would work better.

 

[Sueby]

Spent the morning dealing with garlic. The ones we harvested early July have been hanging from a rafter in the barn. Today they got roots trimmed, and I tried to braid, but not working too great, so I trimmed the tops down. This is the “Early Italian Purple”, pretty sure from John Scheepers KGS that we received in early March to plant. Ummm…yeah it’s a lot! The small “bits” in the small container are little bulblets that were produced on the stems of about 8 plants.

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I did the same today! Probably about half of what you have because it will go bad by early spring since I have no cellar or cold storage. Hardneck is very hard to braid, I much prefer softneck. I do 75% softneck, it stores longer too. But man the hardneck is much more potent!

I trimmed up the garlic, pulled savers for planting in the fall & saved some intact for braiding, for sis. I trimmed up the onions & bagged them, held a few aside to braid for my sis also. Just waiting on the shallots to cure to add to her braid & then its ALL DONE! I think I got about 75 lbs of Spanish onions in total, great variety of sizes, which I like because you don't always need a giant onion! I had the garlic hanging in the loft of the shop & I cut a string I didn't mean to & about 8 bulbs crashed from the 2nd story. Pulverized some so I pulled the bashed up bulbs, separated them & brought them in to eat first. I annoy myself sometimes.

Put poor Janie down today. That one stinks cuz I liked her. It should have been her stupid EE sister that is constantly broody, never lays eggs & RUNS if I even walk out the door. Why's it always the good ones? (an old pic from when she was little)

 

[Sueby]

I gotta try those. I made dried cherry tomatoes one year, thinking that they would taste sweeter than fresh, since dehydrating concentrates the flavor and sugar. They were only so-so. Maybe a really sweet cherry tomato would work better.

Sungolds are sweet, have you grown them?

 

[TJAnonymous]

Picked some apples and cuitlacoche today:View attachment 3218683

That's the craziest thing I've ever seen. wow....

 

[esturtz27]

Picked some apples and cuitlacoche today:View attachment 3218683

Corn blight?

 

[589205]

That's the craziest thing I've ever seen. wow....

It’s just edible corn smut/fungus.

 

[esturtz27]

It’s just edible corn smut/fungus.

I had no clue the smut was edible! That's so cool...if you don't mind me asking what does it taste like?

 

[589205]

I had no clue the south was edible! That's so cool...if you don't mind me asking what does it taste like?

Earthy mushroom with a hint of corn.