What did you do in the garden today?

[The-White-Elephant]

cukes = cucumbers

Ahhh ok, thanks!

 

[Sueby]

Curious why you don't can your tomatoes? Last year we only canned salsa, hot sauce, and jelly (blackberry & grape). This year, I'd like to do more canning and maybe use the dehydrator. I'm thinking of canning tomato sauce, hot sauce, pepperoncinis, and probably do more jelly since I get a ton of blackberries and some grapes. DH has forbidden me from freezing anything this year since we still have barely made a dent in the freezer space.

I just cannot grow or can enough to get me thru the winter. Growing (garden space, water, fertilizer, starts, time, effort) to canning, (jars/lids, electricity, time & effort) it's just not worth it. It's much cheaper to buy when all is figured in for me.

 

[Sueby]

Ahhh ok, thanks!

Sorry, I just always call them cukes! Even in real life, not just when typing!

 

[TJAnonymous]

Sorry, I just always call them cukes! Even in real life, not just when typing!

About 2 years ago my mom was texting me about her garden and mentioned cukes. I had no earthly idea what she was talking about. I had to have her translate her garden-bonics.... So I was recently schooled in the proper gardening lingo too.....

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

My Nasturtium seeds came a couple days ago, I got a free Thorburn's Terra-Cotta tomato seed package too. Anyone try it before?

 

[karenerwin]

What’s a cuke? I’ve never heard of those before.

Short for cucumber

 

[BReeder!]

A little bit of mold on the surface of a few starts. I removed the domes. The dirt will dry some fairly quickly since the garage is very dry and that should solve the problem. I'll put the done back on tomorrow or the next day.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

A little bit of mold on the surface of a few starts. I removed the domes. The dirt will dry some fairly quickly since the garage is very dry and that should solve the problem. I'll put the done back on tomorrow or the next day.

I heard sprinkling cinnamon helps, I haven't tried it myself though.

 

[karenerwin]

I found this book when I was straightening up around the house. It has some very interesting ideas in it that I haven’t heard of before.
One idea was about using bugs you collect from your garden ( or field if you farm) and put them in a blender with some water. Then strain the results and dilute it and spray it on the garden (fields).
The original theory was that you gathered dying or diseased bugs and that whatever was killing them infected the healthy ones thus killing them as well.
But then they found out you could collect heathy bugs and eggs and it worked still.
One farmer uses this method with his 74 acres of peanuts and his 100 acres of soybeans.
They said for the average large garden a handful of bugs should be plenty to make the “bug juice”.
They also warn, “ In most cases where insect attack isn’t doing any real damage, it’s best to do nothing.”

Anyway, I found it to be very interesting.
The book is Copyrighted in 1978 I have a copy of the Eighth printing ( 1982)

 

[karenerwin]

The same book had this page listing pH requirements of a variety of plants.
Also another shorter list on which seeds need light vs which ones need darkness to germinate.