What did you do in the garden today?

[chickengr]

sunny but cold here. new year's eve will be frozen - the very first frost this winter. daytime should be sunny.

 

[Smokerbill]

The big zucchini I picked a couple months ago has been curing indoors. I cut it open and removed seeds from half of it. After they dry I'll do a germination test.

I cooked some of the squash in the microwave, tried it with salt pepper and butter. The flavor was mild and the texture was kind of stringy, like a spaghetti squash. Not inedible, but not great either.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I cut ours in slices then coat them with pepper and flour.
deep fry just a few minutes still need a bit of crunch.

 

[LaurenRitz]

The big zucchini I picked a couple months ago has been curing indoors. I cut it open and removed seeds from half of it. After they dry I'll do a germination test.

I cooked some of the squash in the microwave, tried it with salt pepper and butter. The flavor was mild and the texture was kind of stringy, like a spaghetti squash. Not inedible, but not great either.

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There are varieties of zucchini that are meant to be eaten ripe, but they're rare in the US. The Europeans for the most part prefer them older, so their varieties are more likely to be edible at this stage.

My mother always picked them at 18 inches+, and didn't keep seeds for any that didn't taste good. Over time she developed her own variety that fit her preferences.

 

[WthrLady]

I'm a day off from you.
April Today.... 57 t storm and raining. Supposed to drop to 15 f by Monday morning and snow

Midnight was 52 degrees and then we plummeted, currently at 10F with a windchill of -12F. OC Wednesday will be 48 again. Talk about a rollercoaster.

 

[cj2024]

Don't yours take a break with less daylight? I know it's not as drastic as my latitude, but aren't you under 10hrs?
Out of 30 hens and 6 pullets, no eggs from October to a week before Christmas when a pullet started laying. 3 hens just stated laying again.

Each hen used to lay about 4 to 5 eggs a week in their first year and after 5 years only one of them was still laying. That's how I managed to save the line this year. The hen that was still laying pulled more on the slimmer Plymouth Rock side with yellow legs, it's not as heavy as her 3 sisters that pulled more on the Cornish X body type with blue legs from the Breese Rooster parent. However, she still carries the Cornish Cross bloodline, and it showed up on one of her female and male babies. I wonder what color eggs the white hens will lay with the Isa Brown father.

 

[jerryse]

58 yesterday when I got up. 12 now. ugh.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

It’s supposed to rain all day here and then be below freezing the rest of the week. Maybe I’ll package up seeds today.

 

[Sally PB]

It was 46° around 9 pm last night. Now it's 28° and windy. I think it'll be another indoor day. Thank goodness the power is still on.

 

[jerryse]

Anyone grow good king Henry for greens? New to me. Never heard of it before.