What did you do in the garden today?

[Rick589]

Footage has captured the bizarre moment an everyday appliance made an unexpected dash for freedom on a quiet Aussie street. News.com.au

Not so sure ‘hastily’ is an accurate description though.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

It actually rained late yesterday afternoon. We got nearly .5 inch. Happy Birthday to me.

 

[Rick589]

It actually rained late yesterday afternoon. We got nearly .5 inch. Happy Birthday to me.

Happy Birthday to you!

 

[jerryse]

Grass is starting to turn brown. Some thought on saving and selecting seed. I saved seed from a winter squash that had female flower with the first male flower. Self-pollen. Hoping for more like it. We all select what we like or does the best for seed. Parthenocarpy is a desirable trait in greenhouse settings and caged for insect control. It is even in some persimmon trees and mulberry. All it takes for new traits is for someone to notice.

 

[Molpet]

It actually rained late yesterday afternoon. We got nearly .5 inch. Happy Birthday to me.

Happy birthday

 

[WthrLady]

Working on a batch of apple syrup as I write. Processed a portion of our apple overload into 24 cups of cider which is on its way to apple syrup.

Which kicks butt when used as a baking addition. Love love adding it to apple anything for an added kick.
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The weekend washout rains have arrived. We put a tarp over the missing run roof last night to keep the birds from playing in their own smelly mud.
I'm delayed on getting the roof on with an arthritis flare in one knee. When it goes, my whole knee swells on one side and it's a brace ice and a cane for me. Bleh.
The second hay shed still needs the vents caulked and painted over that. And one more blackjack coat on the floor.
The gutter guys should be here Tuesday. The siding guys should be here too to do their punch list. And the roof company should be here too to get their trash trailer.
The tractor guys never did show to pick up the tractor, so there's a Tuesday phone call.
Son made a gallon of pizza sauce yesterday from our garden tomatoes. I'll pick that up from him today and get it in the freeze dryer.
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Peeve incoming.
The plastic housing on my KitchenAid food grinder finally cracked. I use it to grind pepperoni and to use as the base unit for their fruit and veg pulping system.. I went to order a new grinder, saw it was offered in metal, whoot-should last longer. Got it in, the grinder is 50% larger than the plastic one, which means the pulp maker won't fit. UGH. OK I have a separate machine for that from the Amish market, I'll give the old KA pulper to my son for his meat grinder.
IT DOESN"T FIT HIS! They did a redesign 5 years ago for the grinder and my square ends don't fit his new round holes! LIVID! what KA idiot did THAT?! KA should be usuable across the line. If you have one part that fits an accessory, that fits all machines, it should fit all accessories. SO. I had to order a NEW pulper to fit his NEW grinder style (as his Christmas present). KA reps are happy about it either. But good grief.

 

[WthrLady]

No, just something I came across during one of my searches. I’m always tracking down recipes and food ideas.

I've been making it every other year or so for 35 years, and my great grand mother made it before me- and she went back to 1901. Bet it goes back further than that.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

At what point do I need to support the baby melons? They’re trellised and the largest is about walnut sized presently, in addition to being several feet off the ground.

On the subject of cider, I am pleased to report my local grocery store has their cider donuts in! They had actual cider too, but for $10 for a half gallon I’ll wait until later in the season!

 

[Rick589]

Which kicks butt when used as a baking addition. Love love adding it to apple anything for an added kick.
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The weekend washout rains have arrived. We put a tarp over the missing run roof last night to keep the birds from playing in their own smelly mud.
I'm delayed on getting the roof on with an arthritis flare in one knee. When it goes, my whole knee swells on one side and it's a brace ice and a cane for me. Bleh.
The second hay shed still needs the vents caulked and painted over that. And one more blackjack coat on the floor.
The gutter guys should be here Tuesday. The siding guys should be here too to do their punch list. And the roof company should be here too to get their trash trailer.
The tractor guys never did show to pick up the tractor, so there's a Tuesday phone call.
Son made a gallon of pizza sauce yesterday from our garden tomatoes. I'll pick that up from him today and get it in the freeze dryer.
=
Peeve incoming.
The plastic housing on my KitchenAid food grinder finally cracked. I use it to grind pepperoni and to use as the base unit for their fruit and veg pulping system.. I went to order a new grinder, saw it was offered in metal, whoot-should last longer. Got it in, the grinder is 50% larger than the plastic one, which means the pulp maker won't fit. UGH. OK I have a separate machine for that from the Amish market, I'll give the old KA pulper to my son for his meat grinder.
IT DOESN"T FIT HIS! They did a redesign 5 years ago for the grinder and my square ends don't fit his new round holes! LIVID! what KA idiot did THAT?! KA should be usuable across the line. If you have one part that fits an accessory, that fits all machines, it should fit all accessories. SO. I had to order a NEW pulper to fit his NEW grinder style (as his Christmas present). KA reps are happy about it either. But good grief.

Yep, I remember trying to find the sausage stuffer tubes for old plastic grinder, couldn’t them because they changed the grinder to the metal one ( which is much better IMO) which took a different diameter on the tube flanges. I have two KA stand mixers, one is at least 20-30 years old, and haven’t had any issues mounting attachments to the PTO.

 

[Rick589]

I've been making it every other year or so for 35 years, and my great grand mother made it before me- and she went back to 1901. Bet it goes back further than that.

First time doing this, looking for options for using our harvests and do some trial and error on different things to see what sticks as a pantry staple. I think I over cooked a bit but I believe adding water back to thin it out, or better yet some of the apple cider, is the correction.