What did you do in the garden today?

[jerryse]

I found this on the Harbin pear.

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Harbin was used in breeding more cold hardy pears for MN. and Canada. Patten is one cultivar with Harbin in the breeding. Can handle zone 3.

 

[Smokerbill]

I broke down and bought a bag of organic fertilizer for my garden, Dr. Earth HomeGrown fertilizer. I know I have chicken poop, but none of it's composted and it doesn't feel right putting fresh manure on my veggie garden.

The fertilizer contains soil microbes, and can be dissolved in water to make a tea that can be used as a drench and for foliar feeding. Gonna whip up a batch of tea for tomorrow right now!

https://drearth.com/product/home-grown/

 

[Sueby]

I broke down and bought a bag of organic fertilizer for my garden, Dr. Earth HomeGrown fertilizer. I know I have chicken poop, but none of it's composted and it doesn't feel right putting fresh manure on my veggie garden.

The fertilizer contains soil microbes, and can be dissolved in water to make a tea that can be used as a drench and for foliar feeding. Gonna whip up a batch of tea for tomorrow right now!

https://drearth.com/product/home-grown/


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I use Dr. Earth all the time. It's good stuff. My dog loves to eat it.

 

[BReeder!]

I use beef tallow sometimes also. Makes the best fries ever! I was going to check with the butcher the next time we go and see if they have any fat I can render myself. I’ve never done it before with beef.

I tend to change up the fats quite a bit, lately I’ve been using avocado oil. It doesn’t add any flavor.

I render it in a crock pot. This way it doesn't over heat. I then finish off the chunks that refuse to dissolve in a skillet to get them crunchy as treats for the dogs.

As for olive oil, high quality cold pressed extra virgin olive oil definitely has flavor but should nkt be used for frying. I use it to sautee sometimes anyway. I tend to use a cheaper olive oil or pomace oil for the skillet though.

 

[BReeder!]

Same here, always only Helmans. But we are trying to be as heart healthy as possible here & eat what I grow so I've been making my own mayo with my eggs & avocado oil. It's darn good! I make 1 egg, 1T lemon juice, touch of salt & then drizzle in 1C of avocado oil slowly while mixing with the stick blender (or food processor).

So...has anyone seen white turkey broth? We made a store bought turkey yesterday & I made a broth with the carcass. It cooked for about 18-19 hours, no veggies or anything in it, just turkey bones. Its white! This is it strained & cooling.
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If it's mostly bones, poultry broth looks like this. Happens to us. I prefer to roast the carcass until tge bits on it get crispy and then make stock. It comes out darker and tastier IMO.

 

[igorsMistress]

I render it in a crock pot. This way it doesn't over heat. I then finish off the chunks that refuse to dissolve in a skillet to get them crunchy as treats for the dogs.

As for olive oil, high quality cold pressed extra virgin olive oil definitely has flavor but should nkt be used for frying. I use it to sautee sometimes anyway. I tend to use a cheaper olive oil or pomace oil for the skillet though.

I use EVOO for hummus and salad dressing, never in the skillet.

 

[Sueby]

I def should have roasted the bones, I usually do. I also think it boiled instead of simmered. My stove stinks & with the medium size pot I used I can't get just a gentle simmer.

 

[Smokerbill]

I use EVOO for hummus and salad dressing, never in the skillet.

I use it in the skillet, but only at very low temps to slow-fry my eggs. Sometimes. Eggs fried in chicken fat are better, and I save the grease and crispies when I pan fry a steak, and use that skillet to fry eggs in the next day. Deeeelicious!

 

[Smokerbill]

I took some Dr. Earth and top dressed around my tomatoes, peppers and basil plants. Watered it in a little. I want some juicy tomatoes and big peppers this year.'

Got 2 gallons of Dr. Earth tea brewing for all my little seedling root crop veggies, lettuce and brassica plants. I hear the tea stinks pretty bad.

 

[Smokerbill]

I def should have roasted the bones, I usually do. I also think it boiled instead of simmered. My stove stinks & with the medium size pot I used I can't get just a gentle simmer.

Do you have a large skillet, big enough for that medium size pot to fit in? Put the skillet on the burner, then the pot in the dry skillet. The skillet will soak up some of the heat, and you can get a gentle simmer that way.