What did you do in the garden today?

[Sally PB]

I bent the tips of my tomato cage so it wouldn't make a hole in my grow bags and it became twice as study. It made a big difference.

Picture?

 

[CNJ]

Picture?

I used a half inch pvc pipe to bend the tips of my tomato cage. I made one to show, I stuck it in my grow bags after it was filled, it went right in and doesn't wobble like how it does with out the hook.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I'm about 4 pages behind... Still haven't caught up.

I FINALLY managed to get out to the garden and dig up the yacon. I never seem to get the super big tubers like some people I've seen online. I did peel everything I harvested and now trying to decide what to do with it.

First attempt at making fruit leather with pureed yacon and applesauce. Mixed in a dash of cinnamon. It's in the dehydrator now. We'll see how it turns out!

I've got the bigger tubers in the frig soaking in some water with citric acid to keep it from oxidizing. Here's my options -

1. Make yacon chips
2. Yacon syrup
3. Cube and freeze it.


Not sure what I want to do with it...

 

[jerryse]

HAD COLONOSCOPY yesterday plus they went down my throat. Found some polyps . Not sure what the doctor said as I was still groggy. Had a nice meal after procedure. No sunshine in 5 days and probably none today, Getting colder . Still waiting for part.

 

[WthrLady]

Cold air mass is settling in from northern Canada. We won't see above freezing until after the New Year, and the winds will give us a chill factor down to -40F. Winds are howling today, currently feels like 5.
Animals fed.
Hydraulic leaking again, so removed it and will replace.
Heading to dentist for the start of getting a crown. Good grief, I realized we're all held together with love, pins, rods, and glue! (Can't say I'm not a little disappointed that there isn't a little duct tape in that mix.)

 

[Sally PB]

dig up the yacon.

I had to look that up. I can't grow it up in Michigan, I bet, and frankly, I wouldn't. It contains inulin, an indigestible sugar. Which give me gas. I had some GF protein/fruit/nut bars and if I ate one, I was gassy. I made the mistake of eating two only once.

 

[gtaus]

FYI I used to work at a seed and hardware store . The sprouting seeds came out of the farm seed bags , Red clover , alfalfa and such. Seed was not treated. You could also buy 5 bean dry bean mix at the grocery store.

I buy my stuff in bulk and snatch it from the bags as well. I have a local seed dealer I can pop into.
Clover, alfalfa, flax, barley
sprouts for lentils I grab at the grocery by the one pound bag (by the dried beans) as that is not a common thing to grow here, and thus, seed co-op doesn't have it.

Thanks guys. I like to save money wherever I can.

HAD COLONOSCOPY yesterday plus they went down my throat.

I hope they changed out the probe! (I know, bad joke...)

 

[TJAnonymous]

I had to look that up. I can't grow it up in Michigan, I bet, and frankly, I wouldn't. It contains inulin, an indigestible sugar. Which give me gas. I had some GF protein/fruit/nut bars and if I ate one, I was gassy. I made the mistake of eating two only once.

It's actually really good for diabetics because it doesn't affect their sugar.

Ive eaten it fresh. It's good but has the consistency of water chestnuts which I don't like. I'm trying to find other ways to eat it because I like the flavor, just not the texture.

The fruit leather did not turn out right. I spread it on parchment about an eighth inch thick. The end product is a bunch of hardened dust stuck to the parchment. Grrrr....grumble.

I went ahead and chopped some into chips which are currently in the dehydrator. Wondering if I should try again on the fruit leather or just give up and cube & freeze the rest for smoothies.

 

[Sally PB]

What was in the fruit leather? I've never made it. Just thinking out loud, but maybe if there wasn't enough sugar, it would dry too crumbly...?

 

[TJAnonymous]

What was in the fruit leather? I've never made it. Just thinking out loud, but maybe if there wasn't enough sugar, it would dry too crumbly...?

I filled my blender with yacon, then added a pre-packaged cup of applesauce (No Sugar Added) along with a dash of cinnamon. Not sure how much those pre-packaged cups measure out to? Maybe a half cup? I added a tsp of stevia just because some of the yacon was more watery than sweet as it hadn't cured enough. Nothing else... When I spread it out on the parchment, it was about 1/8 inch thick. I think maybe I cooked it too long? I cooked it for 12 hrs at 113 degrees.