What did you do in the garden today?

[Sueby]

We pay over 4.$ a gallon for regular here. Anything else and you're not going to be happy. A long time friend of our sons had a Dodge hellcat and he was paying over 10$ a gallon if not more and today I wouldn't want to know the price of it now. It was some type of racing fuel

Racing fuel in $7 a HALF gallon here. I have no clue what regular gas is, I don't even look because it just doesn't matter. But I work from home, I think I put less than 4k miles on my car last year.

I just read a reply on the Easy Garden, and she said "looks nasty", I thought she meant the mystery squash but I now believe she meant how dirty my dining room table looks. YES, I'm a lazy azz. I know I need to be a better cleaner but I'm just not. I would greatly appreciate it if everyone could check it out and give me your HONEST OPINION, no lying to me just the truth.

I haven't seen the pic but maybe she saying the squash was gross because it was so big. I pick mine little because I hate the seeds in them, I won't eat them. To me lots of seeds is gross. Maybe that's what they meant?

And I stabbed a black widow (that I knew I couldn't smash because it was in a tight bit of framing) with my favorite knife. So perfect!!!

Holy cow I would be so scared I don't think I could handle that.

These are Everbearing. I thought the runners were nice since I only had one plant survive in that grow bag. Now I have 3 plants there. I want to overwinter them. My front covered porch might be the best place to do that.

Yea I let my new everbearings produce runners at first & they are making berries like crazy now. Is the front porch heated? They should do good there as long as it's cold, but not too cold - they should go dormant but not freeze solid all winter.

Pickled carrots are pretty darn tasty, too

Great idea! I just picked the rest of my carrots, maybe I'll can a couple pints for snacks.

The temperatures are wonderful! Waking up to 70s instead of 90s is great. We did not get the rain, though, so yeah, still watering.

Lots of green tomatoes, some are huge.
Squash & zucchini are doing so well.

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Do you know what those yellow squash are? I'm not a huge fan of crookneck, I like them more like a zucchini like yours are. I only had crookneck seeds this year but need to buy more.

Picked quite a few eggplant today. & of course another ton of cucumbers. Watered. Moved a few rooted strawberry runners around. Repotted the venus fly trap.

 

[akroberts1085]

Racing fuel in $7 a HALF gallon here. I have no clue what regular gas is, I don't even look because it just doesn't matter. But I work from home, I think I put less than 4k miles on my car last year.

I haven't seen the pic but maybe she saying the squash was gross because it was so big. I pick mine little because I hate the seeds in them, I won't eat them. To me lots of seeds is gross. Maybe that's what they meant?

Holy cow I would be so scared I don't think I could handle that.

Yea I let my new everbearings produce runners at first & they are making berries like crazy now. Is the front porch heated? They should do good there as long as it's cold, but not too cold - they should go dormant but not freeze solid all winter.

Great idea! I just picked the rest of my carrots, maybe I'll can a couple pints for snacks.
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Do you know what those yellow squash are? I'm not a huge fan of crookneck, I like them more like a zucchini like yours are. I only had crookneck seeds this year but need to buy more.

Picked quite a few eggplant today. & of course another ton of cucumbers. Watered. Moved a few rooted strawberry runners around. Repotted the venus fly trap.

That's something that I didn't think about. It could have been how big it is bc I meant to get out there sooner and we know how that goes. My oldest granddaughter and I are both huge on squash so it doesn't matter how big it gets, we'll eat it. The monster zucchini I picked last year, we were eating it raw while I was getting it ready for the grill.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

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You'll only need one if it's bigger than your chicken palace though...

 

[akroberts1085]

I'm a dope. I saw the post on the easy garden and I read "nasty" she actually wrote tasty. I need to have my eyes checked.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I absolutely agree. Dog and rabbit fur is definitely a condiment here. Plus I can't leave out the dust.

Our fur-bunnies genuinely look alive... And we vacuum every single day... When you have 5 HEAVY shedders in the house, all the cleaning in the world doesn't keep the fur-bunnies at bay.

 

[Smokerbill]

Finished mowing the yard and got all the weeds trimmed to smithereens with my Ryobi with the new carburetor. Fun Times!

I'll rake up a lot of the cut grass after it dries some so I'll have it to add to the garden mulch pile. Grass clippings make great mulch!

I have to check into my Cub Cadet riding mower later today. Reverse seems to be slipping, maybe a belt problem? If it's a hydrostatic transmission problem I'm glad the mower is still covered under warranty until March of next year.

 

[Sueby]

I'm going to try this recipe for refrigerator pickled stuff. Gonna do cukes, carrots & green beans because that's what I have from the garden. (I will do half vinegar/half water tho)

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes...ower-carrots-cukes-you-name-it-recipe-2119945

 

[Smokerbill]

I'm going to try this recipe for refrigerator pickled stuff. Gonna do cukes, carrots & green beans because that's what I have from the garden. (I will do half vinegar/half water tho)

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes...ower-carrots-cukes-you-name-it-recipe-2119945

That looks like a good recipe, but if I try it I won't be removing the garlic cloves. Pickled garlic sounds pretty good to me.

Why will you up the vinegar/water ratio up to 50/50?

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

That's something that I didn't think about. It could have been how big it is bc I meant to get out there sooner and we know how that goes. My oldest granddaughter and I are both huge on squash so it doesn't matter how big it gets, we'll eat it. The monster zucchini I picked last year, we were eating it raw while I was getting it ready for the grill.

The covered porch does get really cold and down to freezing temperatures at night, however it does warm up a lot during the day. I’ve overwintered lavender plants there so I think it should be a better place than the garage for the strawberry plants. Fingers crossed.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

Trimmed deadwood out of fruit trees today.