What did you do in the garden today?

[Sally PB]

I picked a small fraction of the chard that is out there. It made 2 quart ziploc bags of stem pieces and 5 quart bags of leaves.

I also have 6-7 zucchini in the fridge to make zoodles. The two bushes are still going strong! I'm going to let one of them get old and ripe and save the seed.

I saved some seed from my red not-hot jalapenos. The made a lot more peppers than my bell pepper plants. Tasty and sweet when they turned red, too!

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Picked more tomatoes & some corn after work. It was warm & sunny earlier but at 4pm it was very cloudy, breezy & there was a nip blowing in from the northeast. I actually put on a flannel & then a hoodie. I'm washing & crating eggs & blanching corn cobs to freeze.

Most of the corn is gorgeous but 1 ear came out a bit funky. Here's a pic...a couple of oddly shaped kernels. Maybe I should invest in a Geiger counter . I'm Not blanching that weird ear...Nope.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I finally did some thing I went in there with a Weedwhacker and made a pass through so I can walk around the jungle that used to be a garden. This was a tough year. I was getting over cancer surgery and the garden was the last thing on the list of must be dones. i’m hoping to do better next year. got about 1/3 weed whacked today.

Fighting cancer is brutal. I give you a lot of credit even "thinking" of the weed whacker! But you actually ran that bugger?! Wow, you are truly a determined gardener. I recall feeling so weak, but my entire yard was looking terribly neglected & that bothered me. So I figured I could sit on a stool & weed that way, plus enjoy the fresh air, flowers, raspberries, etc. After just 15 minutes I was drenched in sweat & shaking so badly, I was barely able to crawl back to the front door a mere 20 feet away. I decided to let the weeds go that summer.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Fighting cancer is brutal. I give you a lot of credit even "thinking" of the weed whacker! But you actually ran that bugger?! Wow, you are truly a determined gardener. I recall feeling so weak, but my entire yard was looking terribly neglected & that bothered me. So I figured I could sit on a stool & weed that way, plus enjoy the fresh air, flowers, raspberries, etc. After just 15 minutes I was drenched in sweat & shaking so badly, I was barely able to crawl back to the front door a mere 20 feet away. I decided to let the weeds go that summer.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Picked more tomatoes & some corn after work. It was warm & sunny earlier but at 4pm it was very cloudy, breezy & there was a nip blowing in from the northeast. I actually put on a flannel & then a hoodie. I'm washing & crating eggs & blanching corn cobs to freeze.

Most of the corn is gorgeous but 1 ear came out a bit funky. Here's a pic...a couple of oddly shaped kernels. Maybe I should invest in a Geiger counter . I'm Not blanching that weird ear...Nope.

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wait wait no no don’t throw those out. That’s actually very special delicious delicacy part of corn. I forget what it’s called. I’ll have to look it up, but you are blessed to have gotten some.

 

[Jenbirdee]

wait wait no no don’t throw those out. That’s actually very special delicious delicacy part of corn. I forget what it’s called. I’ll have to look it up, but you are blessed to have gotten some.

smut! that’s right it’s called corn smut! not kidding check it out
https://mestizomarket.com/2020/12/18/huitlacoche/

 

[Smokerbill]

I put another gallon of whole cherry tomatoes in the freezer today. That makes 4 so far, and I swore I wasn't going to freeze any whole tomatoes this year. But it's so easy to do...

And there are still plenty of them left, big and little, red and green.

 

[pennyJo1960]

@Liz Birdlover I survived it back 84 it was brutal big hugs to you.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

smut! that’s right it’s called corn smut! not kidding check it out
https://mestizomarket.com/2020/12/18/huitlacoche/

Wow, my goodness, I am really shocked! I was blessed with corn smut?! I definitely learned something new here. Well...I already tossed those odd kernels into the trash though & the chickens enjoyed that ear. I guess I am officially a dingbat for doing so. Oh well...I might get more, there are several more ears of corn growing. I planted all corn the same day, but you'd never know it.

Funny how it's been such a dry summer & that stuff requires more precipitation...I guess my watering was just right.

 

[chickengr]

smut! that’s right it’s called corn smut! not kidding check it out
https://mestizomarket.com/2020/12/18/huitlacoche/

I had 2 ears of corn smut but it looks disgusting inside, sort of black mold. no way I could eat that. I planted oaxaca corn.