What did you do in the garden today?

[SheaLoner]

Feels like spring is on its way!

My neighbor just stopped by with all her jelly jars, she doesn't use that size & is moving so she brought me 3 cases & 3 boxes of lids.

New pressure canner will be here tomorrow, I think I'm going to make some stock - clean out the freezer of some bones ( on still cleaning the freezer)& test the new canner. I'm going to try pressure cooking the bones - never done it that way before.

How long do all you broth makers pressure can the bones for? I usually shoot for 24-36 hours on the stove top so the birds can have all the mushy bones.

When making stock with my instapot I go for 45 min to 1 hr. Chicken bones tend to be just starting to crumble for me then. I would start there with a small batch, add time as needed to your taste, maybe 2 hrs for gooey? Try to let your pressure cooker cool naturally if possible, you will get a clearer stock.

 

[chickengr]

I used parakeet food, wich does not have bean seeds. It had a tiny bit of hamster food mixed in wich is where the squash seed came from. The taller thicker ones I know are sunflowers. Saw them emerge from their seeds. It's that grass like ones I'm trying to figure out, and the pumpkin/squash. I heard that the different kinds of millet look like grass at first?? Their is actually a strip of hardware cloth on the pot, though it's purpose is to stop the cats from using it as a sun bathing spot.

I think that parakeet food contain foxtail millet. it is a sort of grass.

 

[Sally PB]

New pressure canner will be here tomorrow

What kind did you get? Stove top or electric?

How long do all you broth makers pressure can the bones for?

I do my bone broth for 2 hours in my instant pot. I learned a lot from this site:

https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/instant-pot-bone-broth/

 

[Anime2lover]

I think that parakeet food contain foxtail millet. it is a sort of grass.

Thought so. Do you know if millet comes back every year after winter without reseeding?? Thinking of using my seedlings in a project for my chicken run.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Gardeners or use to be time change kicks my tush big time ...
National Pie day today..
Drizzle but have walking onion to move to pots

 

[chickengr]

Thought so. Do you know if millet comes back every year after winter without reseeding?? Thinking of using my seedlings in a project for my chicken run.

millet is supposed to reseed itself. I plan to plant it for my chickens as well.

 

[chickengr]

cold for gardening. I bought pepper seeds: red bell, feher and florina pepper which is red long sweet pepper, greek variety.

 

[Anime2lover]

millet is supposed to reseed itself. I plan to plant it for my chickens as well.

I'm planning to use in in foraging boxes when things really start warming up. I heard that they don't have enough time to reseed in some parts of the US. But that was for ornamental millet for gardens. Is it the same with millet in bird feed?

 

[pennyJo1960]

I had this idea of making flock blocks bought different seeds think at least feeding them 2 gallon buckets every now and then ..
Plant a few in their yard ?

 

[chickengr]

I'm planning to use in in foraging boxes when things really start warming up. I heard that they don't have enough time to reseed in some parts of the US. But that was for ornamental millet for gardens. Is it the same with millet in bird feed?

I don't think they will survive in foraging boxes. chickens will eat them before they get seeds.