What did you do in the garden today?

[CluckNDoodle]

It must be seed sale season because I just got another discount email this morning if anyone is interested.

20% off at Eden Brothers
Code: VIP20
-offer ends at midnight August 27
-FREE shipping when you purchase $79 or more

Edit to add that the prices seem pretty high so might not be worth it.

 

[jerryse]

Me! I do not peel them first, I grow suyo longs & they never taste bitter so I'm not sure about that. Maybe try cutting & rubbing the ends before shredding? I shred, drain & squeeze & then freeze them in 1 cup silicon molds, then I put them in a ziplock. I use them for soups (I drop say 1 cup in a batch of broccoli soup or something) or in place of zucchini in zucchini bread. I hate to waste anything, lol.

I had NO idea you could eat loofa!!!

That's how I do the ones I keep now too. So much easier to do & we like them on salads. I do a couple jars to give away to a friend every year & those I do regular, not cut, & they're such a pain, lol. I make mine spicy too, jalapenos for them, habanero for us!

Morning all. I have a bunny in the garden that's got to go too. I can't wait to put up the chicken wire next year, that'll take care of the critter issue.

DH is tiling the kitchen today! Then I just need a new table & the kitchen is done.

Today I'm pulling the last of the cucumbers, the wilt has done them in & I'm pulling the blue lake beans, the heat has done them in. I'm going away for a couple weeks so I've got to start cleaning up the garden. I don't see DH picking green beans for me while I'm gone anyway. Hot peppers yes & I can probably convince him to pick squash, but beans would be pushing it.

On loofa one of its names is Chinese okra if I recall correctly .

 

[WthrLady]

OH MY WORD ! Have you seen the video of the NY woman and the rabid fox?!?

https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york...-her-front-yard-thought-she-would-eaten-alive

 

[Sueby]

Holy cow that is scary!

I wonder if they caught the fox or if she had to get rabies shots.

 

[Ascholten]

caught or not still need the shots, thankfully they are not what they used to be

Aaron

 

[Sueby]

If they catch it & test it for rabies & it's neg you don't need the shots, no?

 

[WthrLady]

Holy cow that is scary!

I wonder if they caught the fox or if she had to get rabies shots.

They did. It was rabid. She had the series of rabies shots, plus stitches, plus antibiotics.

 

[WthrLady]

If they catch it & test it for rabies & it's neg you don't need the shots, no?

No, but they usually recommend the series anyway.

 

[Ascholten]

it's only 4 small shots now in the arm for rabies, unlike the old days.
Still, shots suck, period I don't care what they are, (well unless they are a good whiskey) those shots are ok then

Aaron

 

[Sueby]

I hear the shots are not fun! & I guess it was pretty obvious that it was rabid. I had a family of fox at my old house & I was always afraid they were rabid because they were wandering the neighborhood playing with/tormenting peoples dogs & cats, lol. They're playful little critters but that one wasn't playing!