What did you do in the garden today?

[HorseGirlAbby]

How big is your garden space? Last year I had presumably-deer munching my potatoes and I looped some tubing over my plants and clipped deer netting over it. Didn’t have issues with deer after that. Setup was fast, materials are all cheap and light weight. I’m just protecting a few garden boxes though, and nothing in them was particularly tall.

The whole garden is 50’ by 50’ or so… the tomato part but itself is probably 5’ wide by 25’ long, they’re in two half rows. The only problem with netting is the wind here. We’ve used bird netting on blueberries before, and the wind tangles it into knots that you sometimes have to cut loose.

 

[dirkandlorie]

Update on the chicks that are now deceased. It was my favorite pullet and my sweetest cockerel.

I am so sorry, what happened to them

 

[WthrLady]

Speaking of Egyptian Walking Onions...

Brothers, sisters! Yea, verily, I offer unto you EWO starts! You too can become one of the EWO cult!

In other words, if you'd like a start of EWOs, PM me your mailing address and I'll send you some. Free. No strings attached. No salesman will call. Not even one bearing a Baker Creek or Sow True Seed or Seed Savers Exchange catalog.

Wonder if those would like growing in my roadside ditch? Hmmmm

 

[Minanora]

I’m cutting up a bunch of tomatoes for freezing. I let some in the container sit for too long and they got all gooey and juice got all over the tomatoes on bottom so I just sorted out all the bad ones and now am having to cut up 2.5-3 lbs of cherry tomatoes

I put the cherry tomatoes on a sheet pan, drizzle olive oil on them with salt and pepper, then sprinkle garlic powder on them and roast them in the oven until they are about half size and crisping.

You can put them on pasta, freeze them, or/and put them cold in salads. Yum. You can use the frozen in sauce or just about anything! Care if you reconstitute in liquid, they can rehydrate and turn into little "cherry bombs" I crush all of mine when they cool on the pan.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

I pulled up a few shallots and onions that had tops dropping over yesterday and have them drying on the rabbit cage. I think it's too soon to be pulling them out of the ground but I needed some to cook with. I grew these from seeds I started indoors last December. First time I had success with onion seeds.

I have some braising right now with a chicken, along with tomatoes and tomato sauce, garlic, herbs and spices and some lime juice for acidity. I'll taste it later, might need a half-teaspoon of sugar if there's any bitterness from the tomatoes.

And I have a loaf of bread baking to soak up the juice. I threw a Jalapeno pepper in the dutch oven to give it a little heat.

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That looks delicious

 

[Minanora]

I like it because it makes getting the skin off easier and saves a tiny bit of space in the freezer. And it gives me something to do

You. Are. One of a kind.


I'm one of the others who read this and thought "oh my goodness.... Free time?! What even is that?!"

You're amazing. What are you planting for your fall and winter garden?

 

[Minanora]

But I can't find new batteries for them locally and shipping for batteries go as high as $30.

You could get the retrofit case kits and make some lithium battery packs for them. Or Walmart+..... I hate big box but you're on the worst place in the US for shipping, Walmart, Amazon or Home Depot ship to store.


On a side note. Shipping batteries to Hi is easy as long as you're not getting lithium batteries. I ship AGM batteries to Hawaii at least once a year. Never lithium though.

 

[chickengr]

Well, a few observations...

Even though I put lavender and vanilla essential oils in the mix, I can't smell either one. However the mango and Shea Butter make it smell really, really good! So I'm thrilled with the smell over ANY commercial deodorant.

Secondly, I'm not noticing any gross BO smell, even after being out in sweltering temps... But I did notice that I felt a little stickier after coming inside from working outside. I just applied a little more afterwards and it was fine.

In general, I don't like feeling sticky but I'll put up with it if there's no smell. When I used commercial deodorant, I didn't have the sticky feeling but I did smell funky if I had been working up a sweat outside. Plus I didn't like all the toxic or sketchy ingredients in most commercial deodorant.

I sometimes put corn starch instead of deodorant. that's what people used before baby powder was invented. good for baby rush as well.

 

[chickengr]

Speaking of Egyptian Walking Onions...

Brothers, sisters! Yea, verily, I offer unto you EWO starts! You too can become one of the EWO cult!

In other words, if you'd like a start of EWOs, PM me your mailing address and I'll send you some. Free. No strings attached. No salesman will call. Not even one bearing a Baker Creek or Sow True Seed or Seed Savers Exchange catalog.

I wish I was near.

 

[chickengr]

Update on the chicks that are now deceased. It was my favorite pullet and my sweetest cockerel.

sorry for your loss. I have been advised not to prefer any chickens as they somehow always die.