What did you do in the garden today?

[NewBoots]

Wow that must have been upsetting, good job on the doctoring. Silly bird, I hope she comes through okay.

 

[pennyJo1960]

The broody coop I guess was too warm she hauled the three to her little coop covering them as she went Coo coo

 

[igorsMistress]

That shed is a thing of beauty and joy forever. And those garden pictures are gorgeous! Your garden looks so vigorous and organized to boot!
One of the first native plants we found when we moved to the coast were those beautiful yellow primroses. We've found a lot more natives since then and not a few obnoxious invasive weeds.
Yes! And you can see what plant experiments are not going to pan out. I might remove the sweet corn , turned out to be a waste of time (forming ears already) and the squash can sure use the space.
Good job!
Got a dehydrator picked out and ready to order. We let our friend back in Portland keep our old one, he was a wizard with it. What vacuum sealer do you have and do you like it? We don't have one yet but we need it.
Never had those. Mostly we dried split cherry tomatoes and used them in meatloaf and as a last minute addition to spaghetti sauce. Do you make them from the slicing tomatoes or the paste?

Good Morning Gardeners, watering is done, got the soaker hose going on the west fence. My oh so carefully planted radish seeds got used as a little box sometime between yesterday and this morning. I'll move some things around on the deck to protect them better. I pickled two quarts pf snap peas yesterday but they have to sit in the fridge for 2 weeks so suspense! The beets are going nuts so we're having beet greens for lunch and I'll roast beets and potatoes for dinner.
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This is the first harvest of the golden beets so we'll see if they taste the same as the reds. I'm going to try pickling them too.

The greens are delicious, I fixed them with bacon, shallots, broken pecans and dried cranberries. We're eating them as I type. I planted a succulent bowl, it's perfect as a door-stop for the greenhouse and it's pretty:
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Love your succulents!

The vac sealer is a Food Saver. I used my last one so much I killed it so you know I like it! If I find good deals on stuff I buy a bunch and dehydrate, then vac seal and put in the freezer if my storage jars are full. Super convenient for soups, stew, homemade rice and pasta dishes.

 

[igorsMistress]

I had a dog food company first dehydrated in the US my dehydrator was a single car size building I am the dehydrator queen

I use my dehydrator a lot! Our dogs get a strip of dehydrated beef liver as a snack a few times a week. That's a favorite!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Ya I designed diets for cancer dogs for years had to have they could use it 4 times if you know what I mean

 

[WthrLady]

Love your succulents!

The vac sealer is a Food Saver. I used my last one so much I killed it so you know I like it! If I find good deals on stuff I buy a bunch and dehydrate, then vac seal and put in the freezer if my storage jars are full. Super convenient for soups, stew, homemade rice and pasta dishes.

I can get about 6 years out of mine before it dies. Mine does jars and containers too.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have mason Jars but also a foodsaver

 

[igorsMistress]

I can get about 6 years out of mine before it dies. Mine does jars and containers too.

Yup, I love that feature!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Ya they have lid and hose I almost forgot

 

[WthrLady]

I have mason Jars but also a foodsaver

It seals dry goods in mason jars.