What did you do in the garden today?

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning gardeners. All my garden work is pretty much done for the day. I watered everything except for the green beans and summer squash. I put fertilizer on the watermelon plants and kale and chard then watered them really well. We are supposed to get a little rain late tonight but my gardens are thirsty now. If it rains, that’s extra. Just as I was feeling the stress of plantingI realized I have 4 pounds of peas to process. For fun this morning I found the ripe wild black blackberries before the birds got to them. I’m not fond of them but DD loves them. So does my crazy dog Chloe. Lol!

 

[Sueby]

DH came in for breakfast & said 'babe, the garden looks fantastic, you have a great mix of vegetable & flowers & everything looks so healthy. Nice job.' That made my day. A lot of work has gone into it this year, it was so nice he noticed.

 

[Molpet]

You guys are killing me with the sourdough stuff - I can't eat bread, it makes me sick & man do I miss it! Especially sourdough! All your breads look so good & yummy.

Me too, wheat and cows milk stuff

 

[cj2024]

I finally got a small ear on my sour dough bread with the 5-minute method. I baked this sour dough uncovered with water poured into the catch pan. Next time, I will steam it with a cover for 5-minute. What I notice was the sour dough puffed up after 5-minutes and formed a dry skin before I cut into it and my cut after watching the scoring video was a little different and had a smoother stroke. I feel like I can get a better ear by scouring into a wet dough without the 5-minute method.

In conclusion, I think it was how I scored the wet dough in my previous attempts that prevented the ear to form. Keeping the blade flat made a difference. I'll probably master the score cut on my next try on a wet dough.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I'm like 20 pages behind...

Picked more tomatoes today. A 2nd plant that's at the complete other end of the bed has started getting blossom end rot. . I'll put out more bone meal later tonight since it's supposed to rain tomorrow...

Picked some more carrots, onions, cukes, and ground cherries today.

Badly need to weed but it's just too dang hot.

 

[fuzzi]

my dad passed away today. He got an infection at the hospital and couldn't come back from it

 

[fuzzi]

And I would like to thank all of you non bakers that were bored to tears over my dive into the adventures of baking bread in the heat of summer. I officially love my new Ninja easy bake oven.

Not bored at all

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

There are recipes for gluten free sour dough starter and bread. If you’re really missing breads.

 

[fuzzi]

Shockingly, I love my new sketchers slip-ins. BUT every single pair they make (models) fit totally differently, so you literally have to find a store and try the damn things on. Like the look of that one over there but have on a size 9? Can't go grab that one in a size 9. NOPE it has a different cut, a difference heal strike, a different heal cup, and the sole is differently balanced.
It makes a royal PIA.
One that is crazy popular at the allergy clinic with the staff are the new Hoka Sneakers. Those also have the same fit problem.
But with me, every pair felt like the heal was two inches below the rest of my foot, setting me off balance.
I LOVE under armour sneakers, but they are getting hard to find. Last time I found a pair, I bought 3 and stashed them away.
When my lower back starts to hurt, that's when I know it's time to break out a new pair, no matter how good the pair I'm in looks.

Happy hunting.

I have found some styles of Skechers the best fit for my feet. When I last bought sneakers I got three pairs, put the extras in the closet. Last year I found the exact same model number online, good price, ordered two pairs. Now I have enough sneakers for several years!

And now I don't have to try on 20 pairs in the store before finding some that fit!

 

[WthrLady]

I finally got a small ear on my sour dough bread with the 5-minute method. I baked this sour dough uncovered with water poured into the catch pan. Next time, I will steam it with a cover for 5-minute. What I notice was the sour dough puffed up after 5-minutes and formed a dry skin before I cut into it and my cut after watching the scoring video was a little different and had a smoother stroke. I feel like I can get a better ear by scouring into a wet dough without the 5-minute method.

In conclusion, I think it was how I scored the wet dough in my previous attempts that prevented the ear to form. Keeping the blade flat made a difference. I'll probably master the score cut on my next try on a wet dough.

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Correct. It's a very shallow angle cut. (I was an executive patissier for 4 years. But everyone has their own way that works for them, and the experimenting can be enlightening and delicious.)