Your 2024 Garden

[Ifitaintbroke]

I see that I need to replant some in my row of Clemson spineless okra. The heavy rain we just got washed out a portion of the row.

Clemson spineless is good. Specially if sautéed.

 

[Nomadicus]

Clemson spineless is good. Specially if sautéed.

We stir fry it and also cook it with tomatoes, onions, & sometimes corn. And when we have fresh purple hull or zipper cream peas we lay a few pod across the top of them for a special treat. Baby pods for that. Some will get made in to dilled okra too. I have seen cow horn okra in 60 years and this is the first time I've grown any of that. I just know that it can get quite large and still be tender. Someone gave us some when I was in high school and I remember that much about it.

 

[tripletfeb]

Whew.

I'm thankful we've been cooler than usual this Spring. When it doesn't get below 80° at night and stays extremely humid it's just miserable for everyone. But we don't get much snow, either, so that's a plus.

Now, snow is pretty the first time it falls for the season. Then for Christmas, other than that, no thanks

 

[Nomadicus]

I don't think it snows but once ever 25 years or so here and the odds are I'll never have to see it again. I've seen all I need to see between NW MO, MI, and TN. It's hot, humid and down right out miserable here right now but it won't be much longer and it is normally for only a few days at a time. It's a trade off for not having knee deep snow, black ice, sleet, and cars in the ditches every winter.

 

[Sally PB]

I don't like winter -- my least favorite time of year -- but I don't have to drive to work any more. I can just stay home.

I can't escape grumpy hubby as easily. And believe me, he is going to be GRUMPY in the coming days when we get into the 90s with high humidity.

 

[Nomadicus]

Very high nineties here today. Transplanting the tiny tomato seedlings in to individual pots today and moving them onto a protected table outside. I'm making a covering for them out of chicken wire so birds will not try and eat them. That goes for big chicken birds too.

 

[tripletfeb]

Weeded the garden yesterday and my son picked blueberries. We have the bushes under some netting so he had to crawl in there with them. Got about 1/2 cup, not much but they were really good with eggs for breakfast!

 

[Sally PB]

I will be picking some blueberries tomorrow!

 

[fuzzi]

Removed the plastic fencing and set up the trellises yesterday.

I picked more beans Friday, put them in the refrigerator until I could freeze them.

Today I pulled carrots, though not all, about half. I sliced and froze them, and the beans.

Four bags of sliced carrots and FIVE more bags of beans!

 

[Smokerbill]

Removed the plastic fencing and set up the trellises yesterday.
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I picked more beans Friday, put them in the refrigerator until I could freeze them.

Today I pulled carrots, though not all, about half. I sliced and froze them, and the beans.
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Four bags of sliced carrots and FIVE more bags of beans!

Did you blanch the carrots and beans before freezing?