What did you do in the garden today?

[Acre4Me]

Tonight, I hope to find any remaining hornworms. There have to be more than 2, right?

I pulled out my cucumbers and radishes today.
My cucumbers and Ananas-whoevencareswhattherestofthenameisatthispoint melons either got a virus of some kind, or they didn't get enough water. The leaves became yellow-spotted, then all yellowy, then died. The leaves at the ends of the vines were healthy, though, so I think disease. And the cucumbers didn't give me many cucumbers at all. I left the melons in because they don't look as bad and actually have fruits on them.

The radishes I pulled because I tried them a few weeks back, and wasn't a fan. I'm going to try a few recipes with them, but if I don't like them, I won't grow them again and will have to give them to someone who wants the three packs of seeds I have. They were also making it difficult to see how the carrots are doing.

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A chrysalis I found in the radish greens:
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That chrysalis looks a lot like hornworm chrysalis - so squish it is my opinion.

 

[bruceha2000]

if it is a hornworm then YES YES YES, SQUISH SQUISH SQUISH!!!!!

 

[Iluveggers]

never was a big fan of radishes and when I ever did grow them, it was at the request of / and for someone else.

I never liked radishes either, until I sliced them thin and sautéed in butter. They carmelize almost like onions, and get almost sweet!

 

[ChicksnMore]

My kid just came home from Mount Lemmon and she brought home a HUGE bolete mushroom. She's going to dry and powder it. She's so excited it's adorable

 

[ChicksnMore]

Cut open it's just beautiful too

 

[Ascholten]

I never liked radishes either, until I sliced them thin and sautéed in butter. They carmelize almost like onions, and get almost sweet!

Now I am going to just have to give that a try. That's what I dont like about them, the hot / pungent.

Cut open it's just beautiful too View attachment 3238542View attachment 3238543

wow beautiful shroom. Reminds me of some of the giant oysters i get later in the season here. let us know how it tastes !

Aaron

 

[ChicksnMore]

Now I am going to just have to give that a try. That's what I dont like about them, the hot / pungent.


wow beautiful shroom. Reminds me of some of the giant oysters i get later in the season here. let us know how it tastes !

Aaron

We've all sampled it raw...it's delicious. It's rare to find a bug free bolete, let alone one that big. Luckily it's one of the easy and sure id mushrooms. They're what porcini powder is made from.

 

[-Olive-]

Yep. No idea how old he is or if he's done growing (think he is). My 17 yr old used to ride him when she was in diapers though...no matter how many times we told her that's a NoNo!

Let’s be honest though imagine being a kid and riding a giant tortoise

 

[Ascholten]

I dont think tortoises ever get done growing. I think they are like trees in that aspect they kind of keep growing until they die.

Aaron

 

[Swiss]

That chrysalis looks a lot like hornworm chrysalis - so squish it is my opinion.

I'm glad it squished itself! I picked it up to look at it again, and it kind of.... melted. Which was gross.

I never liked radishes either, until I sliced them thin and sautéed in butter. They carmelize almost like onions, and get almost sweet!

I have been looking up recipes and will definitely give this a try. They were also quite stinky when I was harvesting them, which is definitely not appetizing (could have been the small patch of leaves that had broken/fallen/been chewed off and were nothing but slime, or could have been the ones that had been invaded by something and were rotten inside, or maybe they're just stinky?).